Oo, Myo Minn
Boonathapat, Naris
Aung, Htet Ko Ko
Pungrassami, Petchawan
Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7687-5629
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health System Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand (Grant number: 62-082)
TB/MDR-TB research training program at the Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University under the support of the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health (D43TW009522)
Article History
Received: 13 December 2020
Accepted: 14 April 2021
First Online: 21 April 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (REC.62–155–18-1) and from the Institutional Review Board at Mae Sot General Hospital (MSHP 009/2562). The Ethics Committee approved verbal consent over written due to the sensitive nature and confidentiality of immigration status in this border area. Each patient was informed of the study’s purpose before the interview and informed consent was verbally obtained. They were also informed of their full right to participate or decline to do so in the study with no prejudice to their treatment. The anonymity and confidentiality of all patients were stringently maintained throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.