Factors Affecting the Operation of the Community Health Security Funds in Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon Province

Authors

  • Chalermphon Rattanalapho Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
  • Akaphol Kaladee School of Health Science, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open Universit
  • Warangkana Chankong School of Health Science, Faculty of Public Health, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

Abstract

This research aimed to study: (1) Performance of the Community Health Security Funds (CHSFs) in Muang Chumphon District, Chumphon Province and (2) personal factors and supportive factors affecting the operations of the Community Health Security Funds in Mueang Chumphon district, Chumphon province.

            This survey research involved 323 members of the CHSF Committees in Mueang Chumphon. The research tool used was a 3-part questionnaire with reliability measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.743 and 0.889, respectively.  Data were collected and then analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages, means, standard deviations) and inferential statistics using multiple linear regression analysis.

            The results revealed that: (1) The majority of them were men, aged 51–60 years, with a bachelor degree, living in the area for 41–50 years, and had served as CHSF committee members for 0–5 years. The overall score for CHSF operations in the district were at the highest level. (2) Personal factors (education level, duration of local residence, and committee membership) and supportive factors (working system, administrative style, capability, shared values, technology, and laws) significantly affected the CHSF operations in Mueang Chumphon district, with predictive power of 56.1%.

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2025-01-09

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Rattanalapho, C. ., Kaladee, A. ., & Chankong, W. . (2025). Factors Affecting the Operation of the Community Health Security Funds in Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon Province. Public Health Policy and Laws Journal, 11(1), 33–52. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journal_law/article/view/275649

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2025): January-April

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