FACTORS AFFECTING OF THE VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS ON DENGUE FEVER IN SO PHISAI DISTRICT, BUENG KAN PROVINCE
Keywords:
Village health volunteers, Dengue fever, Preventive and control behaviors, Disease prevention motivationAbstract
This Cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to investigate the level of dengue prevention and control behavior of village health volunteers. and to study factors affecting dengue prevention and control among village health volunteers in Sophisai District, Bueng Kan Province. The sample group was 253 village health volunteers working in Sophisai District Bueng Kan Province, The instruments used included questionnaires on knowledge about dengue fever, motivation for prevention, measures for control, and adequacy of resources for preventing and controlling dengue fever. The content validity index ranged from 0.67 to 1.00, with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.76. Data analysis involved frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and stepwise multiple regression analysis, with a significance at level .05. The findings indicated that 73.12% of the sample exhibited high levels of dengue fever prevention and control behavior (mean=3.96, SD=0.66). The variables that predicted the prevention and control behaviors of the village health volunteers included: perception of the severity of dengue fever (b=0.767, 95% CI=0.631-0.902, p-value< .001), perceived risk of contracting dengue fever (b=0.152, 95% CI=0.045-0.258, p-value= .005), and the sufficiency of resources for dengue fever prevention (b=0.105, 95% CI=0.023-0.186, p-value= .012), all significant at the .05 level. These factors explained 47.90% of the variance in the dengue prevention and control behaviors of the village health volunteers (R²=0.479). The study suggests that relevant agencies should organize training sessions and ensure sufficient resources for dengue fever prevention; so that village health volunteers can effectively utilize them in their dengue prevention and control efforts.
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