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However, their feasibility and added value within routine programmatic settings remain undocumented.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We followed up individuals who successfully completed TB treatment at 11 health facilities in China between 2022\u20132023. Within the programmatic setting, we assessed health status, on-going symptoms, comorbidities, risk factors and disability (measured by 6-minute walking test [6MWT]) 18\u201324 months after treatment completion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 586 individuals who completed TB treatment, 503 (86%) were reassessed. Compared with end of TB treatment, there were significant increases in cough (11.0% versus 6.4%), untreated diabetes (3.2% versus &lt;1.0%), high blood pressure (13.1% versus 8.9%), cigarette smoking (12.7% versus 5.2%) and excessive alcohol consumption (5.8% versus 1.2%). Other conditions remained similar with 27.0% still disabled (6MWT&lt;400m). 78 (13%) patients died or were lost-to-follow-up, with risk factors at end of treatment including on-going symptoms (RR1.7, 95%CI 1.1\u20132.7), high blood pressure (RR2.3, 95%CI 1.2\u20134.1) and undernutrition (RR2.6, 95%CI 1.7\u20133.9). Nine patients had recurrent TB. Employment status remained unchanged, with 47.5% still unemployed 18\u201324 months later.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TB survivors experienced substantial multimorbidity 18\u201324 months post-TB treatment. 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