Factors that influence intention to participate in prevention and control of dangerous communicable disease among village health volunteers, Samut Prakan Province
Keywords:
village health volunteers, dangerous communicable disease, prevention and controlAbstract
This research aimed to assess the rate of intention, and analyze influential factors of intention to practice prevention and control of dangerous communicable diseases among village health volunteers (VHV), in Samut Prakan Province. The 212 VHV were randomly selected. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection, with content validity of each item was (IOC)0.67-1.00 and the reliability, Cronbach’s alpha of the questionnaires from Part 2 to Part 4 were more than 0.80. Data were collected in December 2022. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multiple binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data, at a significant level < 0.05.
The results found that 91.04 percent of VHV intended to perform prevention and control of dangerous infectious diseases If the outbreak occurs again. The factors affecting the VHVs’ intention was the motivation factors. It indicated that VHV with high motivating factors intended to participate in the disease control activities more than those with low motivating factors 3.59 times (Adj. OR=3.59, 95%CI of Adj. OR = 1.16 - 11.13). There personal factors were not related to the VHVs’ intention.
The results from this study could be use by the public health administrators in the province to create interventions focusing on maintaining a good motivation toward the practices and encouraging VHV themselves to participate in the activities in the future.
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