The challenges and potential solutions of achieving meaningful consent amongst research participants in northern Thailand: a qualitative study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical approval was received from the Chiangrai Public and Provincial Health Office Ethics Committee, Thailand (55/2560) and Oxford Tropical Network Ethics Committee, UK (OxTREC 534–17). Exemption was granted from Chiangrai Hospital Ethics Committee, Thailand (CR.0032.102/research/17). Written informed consent, or parental informed consent and assent for those aged less than 18 years old was given by all respondents. All research procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This study was supported by a Wellcome Trust and MRC Newton Fund Collaborative Award [200344/Z/15/Z], a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award [096527] and a Wellcome Trust Centre Award [203132]. The Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit is funded by the Wellcome Trust [220211]. For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. The funders had no role in the study design, analysis or manuscript preparation. R.C.G is currently supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health."