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      Risk Communication Distributed among Migrant Workers during the COVID-19 Crisis in Thailand: Analysis on Structural and Networking Gaps 

      Kosiyaporn, Hathairat; Julchoo, Sataporn; Papwijitsil, Ratchadaporn; Uansri, Sonvanee; Phaiyarom, Mathudara; Sinam, Pigunkaew; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong (2022-10-12)

      Language and cultural barriers among migrant workers hamper access to health risk information. This study aims to explore health risk communication structure and processes and identify the communication network of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. This study used a parallel mixed-methods design combined with in-depth interviews and questionnaires for social network analysis from November 2020 to June 2021 in the headquarter district of Samut Sakhon, Ranong, and Phuket provinces. We conducted purposive sampling of representatives ...
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      Self-assessment of attitudes towards conditions to provide safe abortion among new medical graduates in Thailand, 2018: an application of cross-sectional survey with factor analysis 

      Saengruang, Nithiwat; Cetthakrikul, Nisachol; Kulthanmanusorn, Anond; Chotchoungchatchai, Somtanuek; Pudpong, Nareerut; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong (2021-07-21)

      Background: Unsafe abortion is one of the major public health problems in Thailand. Although the penal code of Thailand and the Thai Medical Council permit doctors to perform safe abortion in certain conditions, little is known about the attitudes that new medical doctors have towards abortion. The objectives of this article are to explore the attitudes towards abortion in certain conditions among new medical graduates and to identify factors related to those attitudes. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018 among 2017 medical ...
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      Strengthening the migrant-friendliness of Thai health services through interpretation and cultural mediation: a system analysis 

      Kosiyaporn, Hathairat; Julchoo, Sataporn; Phaiyarom, Mathudara; Sinam, Pigunkaew; Kunpeuk, Watinee; Pudpong, Nareerut; Allotey, Pascale; Chan, Zhie X; Loganathan, Tharani; Pocock, Nicola Suyin; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong (2020-12-08)

      Background: In addition to healthcare entitlements, ‘migrant-friendly health services’ in Thailand include interpretation and cultural mediation services which aim to reduce language and cultural barriers between health personnel and migrants. Although the Thai Government started implementing these services in 2003, challenges in providing them still remain. This study aims to analyse the health system functions which support the interpretation and cultural mediation services of migrant health worker (MHW) and migrant health volunteer (MHV) ...
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      Universal health coverage in 'One ASEAN': are migrants included? 

      Guinto, Ramon Lorenzo Luis R.; Curran, Ufara Zuwasti; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong; Pocock, Nicola Suyin (2015-01-24)

      Background: As the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) gears toward full regional integration by 2015, the cross-border mobility of workers and citizens at large is expected to further intensify in the coming years. While ASEAN member countries have already signed the Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers, the health rights of migrants still need to be addressed, especially with ongoing universal health coverage (UHC) reforms in most ASEAN countries. This paper seeks to examine the inclusion ...
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      Utilisation of and factors associated with non-COVID-19 healthcare services in public facilities amongst cross-border migrants in Thailand, 2019-2022 

      Wongsuwanphon, Saruttaya; Boonrumpai, Krittinan; Sangvisut, Chinnakrit; Hattasarn, Yanisa; Wongsanuphat, Suphanat; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong (2024-01-09)

      Background: It is believed that the COVID-19 pandemic might disrupt routine healthcare services. A vulnerable group such as cross-border migrants is of critical concern if the pandemic affects their service utilisation. In this study, we aim to explore the impact of COVID-19 and other related factors on non-COVID-19 service amongst cross-border migrants in Thailand. Methods: We conducted an ecological time-series cross-sectional analysis using secondary data from 2019 to 2022, focusing on insured and non-insured migrants in a unit of a provincial ...