Health promotion operations in Health Promoting Hospitals transferred to the Southern Provincial Administrative Organization, Thailand

Authors

  • Kittipan Chuaybunchoo -
  • Chardsumon Prutipinyo
  • Wirin Kittipichai

Keywords:

Health promotion operations, the Southern Provincial Administrative Organization, Mission transferred, Health Promoting Hospitals

Abstract

The purpose of this cross-sectional descriptive research was to study the health promotion operations in Health Promoting Hospitals transferred to the Southern Provincial Administrative Organization, Thailand. The sample group consisted of 178 officials primarily responsible for health promotion work. Data were collected using questionnaires with a reliability coefficient of 0.98. The data were analyzed for frequency distribution, percentages, means, standard deviations, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA.

The research found that 55.6 percent of the sample were female, with an average age of 50 years (SD = 6.38). Of all participants, 80.9 percent had a bachelor's degree in education, 36.5% had worked for 11-20 years and had received health promotion training. Among the facilities, 79.2 percent were medium-sized health promoting hospitals, 67.4 percent had 7-12 personnel, and 54.0 percent were in semi-rural areas. Overall, health promotion operations were rated at the highest level (Mean = 4.31, SD = 0.44). The characteristics of the main responsible officials varied. However, the health promotion operations in Health Promoting Hospitals transferred to the Southern Provincial Administrative Organization did not show a statistically significant difference.

Health promoting hospitals transferred to the Provincial Administrative Organization should use the research results to develop and support continuous health promotion operations.

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Published

2024-09-05

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Chuaybunchoo, K., Prutipinyo, C. ., & Kittipichai, W. (2024). Health promotion operations in Health Promoting Hospitals transferred to the Southern Provincial Administrative Organization, Thailand . Public Health Policy and Laws Journal, 10(3), 451–464. Retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journal_law/article/view/272544

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2024): September-December

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