Oo, Myo Minn
Tassanakijpanich, Nattaporn
Phyu, Moe Hnin
Safira, Nanda
Kandel, Shashi
Chumchuen, Kemmapon
Zhang, Li Mei
Kyu, Hnin Aye
Sriwannawit, Porraporn
Bilmumad, Bintinee
Cao, Li
Guo, Yingwu
Sukmanee, Jarawee
Cuong, Vu Manh
Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi
McNeil, Edward B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-1040
Article History
Received: 25 March 2020
Accepted: 11 June 2020
First Online: 18 June 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Human Research Ethics Committee under the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand gave the ethical approval for the study while Phatthalung Provincial Health Office granted permission to conduct this study. Due to stigma surrounding tuberculosis in this community, written consent was waived by the Ethics Committee. Verbal consent, approved by the Ethics Committee, was obtained at the time of interview and participants were informed that their participation in the study was entirely voluntary. They were also assured about the confidentiality of the information provided and told that they could withdraw from the study at any time or opt not to answer any of the questions during the interview.
: Not applicable.
: The authors of this paper have no competing interests.