Factors Affecting Responsiveness to the Fund of the Local Health Security Committee in Krabi Province

Abstract

     This analytical research was aimed at investigating responsiveness to the fund of local health security committee, and exploring factors affecting responsiveness of local health security committee in Krabi Province, targeting the population of 166. Data collection was performed using a questionnaire. The content validity of the questionnaire was tested by three experts. Its reliability was evaluated using Kuder-Richardson yielding a value of 0.97, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of 0.92, 0.86 and 0.98. Descriptive statistics, (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and Enter multiple regression analysis were employed in data analysis.

      The results of this study revealed that responsiveness to the fund of local health security committee in Krabi Province was at a high level (μ 2.34; σ 0.40), The target population’s perceived benefit of local health security, percieved role of committee and the sufficiency of the number of committee were three factors that affected responsiveness of local health security committee and collectively predicted 51 percent of its variance (adjusted R2 0.51) (p < 0.05). In addition, perceived benefit of local health security fund was found to be the best predictor of the committee’s responsiveness (47%).

     Recommendations to the administrator are to provide a training course about “potentiality development” or “empowerment” about percieved benefit and percieved role for local health security committee, and to publicize through various medias on selection of area representative by community to be a member of the committee.

Key words: reponsiveness, Local Health Security Fund, Local Health Security Committee