Personal Characteristics and Administrative Factors Affecting the Operational Prevention and Control of Dengue Fever Among Village Health Volunteers in Chumphuang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken to investigate the personal characteristics and administrative factors influencing the operational prevention and control of dengue fever among village health volunteers in Chumphuang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. The study aimed to collect data from 220 participants through questionnaires for quantitative data. In-depth interviews, conducted in accordance with guidelines for qualitative data gathering, involved 12 key informants. Data collection occurred between January 18, 2023, and February 10, 2023. The results revealed that both the overall level of administrative factors and the average of operational prevention, including the control of dengue fever, were high ( = 2.60 ± S.D. = 0.28 and  = 2.75 ± S.D. = 0.20, respectively). Personal characteristics, specifically the duration of being a village health volunteer and age, demonstrated a low-level correlation with the prevention and control of dengue fever among village health volunteers (r = 0.160, p-value = 0.017 and r = 0.138, p-value = 0.040, respectively). Additionally, the occupation (agriculture) exhibited a negative correlation with the performance of dengue fever among village health volunteers (p-value = 0.003). Moreover, the overall administrative factors showed a moderate correlation with the performance of operational prevention and control of dengue fever among village health volunteers (r = 0.633, p-value < 0.001). Furthermore, four variables, encompassing administrative factors such as time, technology, materials, and characteristic people, particularly the period of being village health volunteers, were identified as influencing the prevention and control of dengue fever. These variables collectively predicted approximately 50.2% of the variability in the prevention and control of dengue fever among village health volunteers in Chumphuang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province (R2 = 0.502, p-value < 0.001).