Opinions of Leaders of Local Administrative Organization on Emergency Medical Service System

Abstract

This research was aimed to examine opinions of the leader of Local Administrative Organization about Emergency Medical Service System. The study explored the leaders’ opinions and their influencing factors, in order to formulate the mathematical model for opinion prediction. Using proportional stratified random sampling, the data collection covered 374 local administrative leaders in Thailand. The research employed descriptive statistics, and discriminant analysis. The result identified eight independent variables that significantly influenced the opinions of the samples. They were length of stay in the community, age, organizational position, knowledge of Emergency Medical Service System, access to related information, household income and asset, experiences in emergency illness, and duration of work. The result of this study can be most beneficial for strategy development and recruitment of appropriate Local Administrative Organizations to provide Emergency Medical Service System in Thailand.