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Results: A total of 218 primary health care workers participated in the study. The prevalence of TST positivity at the \u2265 10-mm and \u2265 5-mm cut-off points was, respectively, 39.4% (95% CI: 32.9-45.9) and 54.1% (95% CI: 47.4-60.7). Regarding occupational categories, community health agents had the highest proportion of TST positivity, regardless of the cut-off point (\u2265 10 mm: 47.5%; and \u2265 5 mm: 60.5%). Regarding factors associated with TST results, \u201chaving had a previous TST\u201d showed a statistically significant association with TST positivity at the \u2265 10-mm and \u2265 5-mm cut-off points (OR = 2.5 [95% CI: 1.17-5.30] and OR = 2.18 [95% CI: 1.23-3.87], respectively).  Conclusions: The prevalence of LTBI was found to be high among the primary health care workers in this sample. 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