PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH VOLUNTEERS TO PROMOTE GENERAL PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HYPERTENSION, CHIANGKAM DISTRICT, PHAYAO PROVINCE

Abstract

The survey study comprised two major purposes: 1) the level of participation, and 2) the factors related to the participatory motive of voluntary public health personnel working in Thung-phasook Sub district Health Promotion Hospital areas. The total of 126 health volunteers who worked at the hospital were recruited to join as the research participants. This study collected data from the volunteers by an interview with a questionnaire. The data analysis performed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics was to explain the demographic characteristics of the volunteers, and other determinants that urged to participation impelling factors. The results revealed that the majority of health volunteers were female 52.4%, aged 41-45 years old, educated from an elementary schooling, married and raised on their own farming produces. They entered this voluntary work for 15-20 years. Level of knowledge toward various responsibilities was in a fair rank. Associations of factors found that the voluntary motive in public health work especially hypertension care were their family economic (P<0.05), and the method to recruit the health volunteers (P<0.05).