Factors Associated with Turnover among Factory Migrant Health Volunteers in Mae Sot District, Tak Province

Abstract

Migrant health volunteers (MHVs) can be helpful in public health services for the migrant population.  This report presented the proportion of 488 factory MHVs who continued health volunteer activities after training and registration during 2005-2007 in Mae Sot District, Tak Province.  The report also determined factors associated with turnover among 319 MHVs registered in 2005.  The study was conducted in May 2008 by reviews of the MHV registration book.  Study factors were socio-demographic characteristics and factory sizes.  About 90.1 percent of MHVs who were registered in 2007 remained working during the survey.  The proportions significantly reduced to 82.8 percent and 52.7 percent among those registered in 2006 and 2005 respectively.  Males were significantly more likely (2-fold) than females to continue MHV work.  MHVs who had work permits had a significant higher proportion of remaining committed (14.4-fold) than those who did not.  The proportion remaining increased 1.2-fold for year of their length of stay in Thailand.  These significant factors should be taken into consideration for MHV recruitment in order to prolong duration of MHV work.