Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border
In this paper, we describe the development of the film, “Under the Mask,” which follows the lives of three fictional characters who live on the Thai-Myanmar border as they journey from diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) to completion of treatment. Under the Mask was filmed on location on the Thai-Myanma...
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| author | Michele Vincenti Delmas Mary Soan Napat Khirikoekkong Napat Khirikoekkong Ko Ko Aung Saw Ler Wah Win Pa Pa Htun Banyar Maung Mavuto Mukaka Mavuto Mukaka Phaik Yeong Cheah Phaik Yeong Cheah Phaik Yeong Cheah |
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| description | In this paper, we describe the development of the film, “Under the Mask,” which follows the lives of three fictional characters who live on the Thai-Myanmar border as they journey from diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) to completion of treatment. Under the Mask was filmed on location on the Thai-Myanmar border by local filmmakers and former refugee populations. Cast members were chosen from communities living along the border. This paper describes the script development process, filming, and screening in the community. We also report the findings from the pre- and post-screening questionnaires and post-film focus group discussions. A total of 77 screening events took place between March 2019 and March 2020 to 9,510 audience members in community venues such as village squares, temples and monasteries (N = 21), schools/migrant learning centers (N = 49), and clinics (N = 4). The pre-and post-screen questionnaires showed a significant gain in self-perceived TB knowledge on prevention, transmission, signs and symptoms, and related discrimination. Our findings from 18 post-screening focus group discussions conducted with 188 participants showed that there were improvements in knowledge and awareness of the disease and treatment, as well as in the awareness of stigma, and the burdens of tuberculosis on patients and their families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fed06a5407464363885bf5d2c63f74082022-12-22T02:03:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-04-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.795503795503Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar BorderMichele Vincenti Delmas0Mary Soan1Napat Khirikoekkong2Napat Khirikoekkong3Ko Ko Aung4Saw Ler Wah5Win Pa Pa Htun6Banyar Maung7Mavuto Mukaka8Mavuto Mukaka9Phaik Yeong Cheah10Phaik Yeong Cheah11Phaik Yeong Cheah12Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, ThailandSermpanya (FilmAid) Foundation, Mae Sot, ThailandShoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, ThailandMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandShoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, ThailandSermpanya (FilmAid) Foundation, Mae Sot, ThailandShoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, ThailandShoklo Malaria Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Mae Sot, ThailandMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandNuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandNuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomNuffield Department of Population Health, The Ethox Centre, Oxford, United KingdomIn this paper, we describe the development of the film, “Under the Mask,” which follows the lives of three fictional characters who live on the Thai-Myanmar border as they journey from diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) to completion of treatment. Under the Mask was filmed on location on the Thai-Myanmar border by local filmmakers and former refugee populations. Cast members were chosen from communities living along the border. This paper describes the script development process, filming, and screening in the community. We also report the findings from the pre- and post-screening questionnaires and post-film focus group discussions. A total of 77 screening events took place between March 2019 and March 2020 to 9,510 audience members in community venues such as village squares, temples and monasteries (N = 21), schools/migrant learning centers (N = 49), and clinics (N = 4). The pre-and post-screen questionnaires showed a significant gain in self-perceived TB knowledge on prevention, transmission, signs and symptoms, and related discrimination. Our findings from 18 post-screening focus group discussions conducted with 188 participants showed that there were improvements in knowledge and awareness of the disease and treatment, as well as in the awareness of stigma, and the burdens of tuberculosis on patients and their families.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.795503/fullUnder the Masktuberculosiscommunity engagementpublic engagementfilmThai-Myanmar border |
| spellingShingle | Michele Vincenti Delmas Mary Soan Napat Khirikoekkong Napat Khirikoekkong Ko Ko Aung Saw Ler Wah Win Pa Pa Htun Banyar Maung Mavuto Mukaka Mavuto Mukaka Phaik Yeong Cheah Phaik Yeong Cheah Phaik Yeong Cheah Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border Frontiers in Public Health Under the Mask tuberculosis community engagement public engagement film Thai-Myanmar border |
| title | Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border |
| title_full | Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border |
| title_fullStr | Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border |
| title_full_unstemmed | Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border |
| title_short | Under the Mask: A Film on Tuberculosis at the Thai-Myanmar Border |
| title_sort | under the mask a film on tuberculosis at the thai myanmar border |
| topic | Under the Mask tuberculosis community engagement public engagement film Thai-Myanmar border |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.795503/full |
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