Development of Prevention and Control Model for Coronavirus Disease 2019 by the Community Participatory Learning

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop prevention and control model for COVID-19 by community participatory learning in charge of Nong Bua Kaow sub-district health promoting hospital. The qualitative data were collected during October 2020 – September 2021 via in-depth interviews with 7 experts, group discussion of 36 stakeholders, and 50 household representatives. Content analysis was applied toward quantitative data by health literacy and health preventive behavior for COVID-19 survey of Department of Health Service Support, Ministry of Public Health, which had a sample size of 250 household representatives and evaluation form of model development appropriateness developed by the researchers; and the samples were 26 stakeholders. Data were analyzed by inferential statistics which is paired t-test and descriptive statistics consist of number, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The study found that prevention and control model for COVID-19 in community included 5 components which were (1) management, (2) participation, (3) operating structure, (4) information technology, (5) public health emergency communications. Moreover, results from the development of prevention and control model for COVID-19 had created 6 innovations including (1) an innovative network of prevention and control model for COVID-19 in the community, (2) community health station innovation, (3) primary innovation (fast track), (4) village health volunteer (VHV) delivery, (5) potential development program for VHV, and (6) online community health information management system. Test results of prevention and control model for COVID-19 among the sample of 250 household representatives comparing average score of health literacy revealed that the average score increased statistically significantly (p<0.01) and comparative results for the average score of health preventive behavior for COVID-19 also increased statistically significantly (p<0.01). The research process appropriateness evaluation results of 36 stakeholders group found that overall appropriateness was at the highest level (mean=4.81, SD=0.21). Thus, relevant agencies should utilize the developed operating model and developed innovation to appropriately apply in each context.