Engagement with migrant communities at the Thai-Myanmar border

Lessons learnt from a community advisory board

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ID21787464
AuthorsNapat Khirikoekkong (0000-0003-4169-3870, Mahidol University), Khin Maung Lwin (Shoklo Malaria Research Unit), Anne Osterrieder (0000-0003-3378-4211, Mahidol University), Supa-at Asarath (0000-0002-4337-6599, Mahidol University, corresponding author), Ladda Kajeechiwa (0000-0002-0042-0107, Shoklo Malaria Research Unit), Primprapaporn Thongdee (Shoklo Malaria Research Unit), Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn (0000-0001-8729-1442, Mahidol University), Francois Nosten (0000-0002-7951-0745, University of Oxford), Phaik Yeong Cheah (0000-0001-6327-3266, Mahidol University)
Year2026
Volume22
Issue1
Pages198-207
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch Ethics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-0161 • E-ISSN: 2047-6094
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/17470161251372697
OpenAlexW4414258729
LanguageEN
References cited9

The Tak Province Community Ethics Advisory Board (T-CAB), established in January 2009, provides advice on health research (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis) conducted by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) along the Thai-Myanmar border. As of June 2025, it comprises 19 members, aged between 25 and 60, of Karen and Burmese ethnicities. They advise health researchers on issues such as informed consent procedures and participant compensation amounts. They also provide direct input on research priorities, study design and procedures, and review participant-facing materials, including information sheets, and interview guides for qualitative studies. This paper presents reflections and lessons learnt over the past 10 years

Community engagement · Confidentiality · Ethics committee · Informed consent · Public health · Qualitative research · Research ethics · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Migration, Health and Trauma · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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