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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2022

Association of Health Insurance and Documentation with Stigma and Social Support Among Myanmar Migrants with Tuberculosis Before and During Thailand's Policy on Border Closure Due to COVID-19: a Cross-Sectional Study.

Myo Minn Oo, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Naris Boonathapat, Htet Ko Ko Aung, Petchawan Pungrassami

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Myo Minn OoEpidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
Tippawan LiabsuetrakulEpidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. ltippawa@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7687-5629
Naris BoonathapatMae Sot General Hospital, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand.
Htet Ko Ko AungShoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Petchawan PungrassamiBureau of Tuberculosis, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Prince of Songkla University · THMaesot General Hospital · THMahidol University · THMinistry of Public Health · TH

Funding

TB/MDR-TB Research training and Capacity Strengthening for LMIC in Southeast Asia Phase II: Promotion of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)D43TW009522 · FIC · PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY · PI Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong · 2015 to 2026
$3.0M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009522FIC NIH HHS D43TW009522
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the effect of health insurance and documentation status on tuberculosis (TB)-related stigma and social support before and during Thailand's policy on border closure.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in two TB clinics in Mae Sot district, a border area of Thailand. Myanmar migrants with new TB were interviewed before (between September 2019 and March 2020) and during Thailand's policy (between April 2020 and January 2021). We used multiple linear regression models to assess the association of health insurance and documentation status with stigma and social support before and during the policy on border closure.

resultsOf 229 migrants diagnosed new TB recruited, 117 and 112 were interviewed before and during Thailand's policy on border closure. The relationship of stigma with health insurance and documentation status was modified by the policy. Migrants with health insurance reported significantly lower stigma during the policy compared to those without health insurance, whereas documented migrants had lower stigma before the policy compared to undocumented migrants. No significant association of health insurance and documentation status with social support was observed. Ethnicity, perceived TB severity and education level were also independently associated with TB-related stigma.

conclusionThe relationships between health insurance, documentation status and TB-related stigma were modified by Thailand's policy on border closure among Myanmar migrants with TB in a border area of Myanmar and Thailand. Promotion of health insurance and well-planned documentation for migrants should be more discussed and strengthened among stakeholders and policymakers.

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COVID-19Transients and MigrantsTuberculosisCross-Sectional StudiesDocumentationHumansInsurance, HealthMyanmarPolicySocial SupportThailandMyanmar migrantsSocial supportTB-related stigmaThailand’s policy on border closureTuberculosis

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PMCPMC8608234
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