Factors Related to the Performance According to the Role of Village Health Volunteers in Wiangnonglong District, Lamphun Province

Abstract

The objective of this descriptive study was to examine factors related to the performance of village health volunteers according to their roles. Participants were village health volunteers working in Wingnonglong District, Lamphun Province, for at least one year. The sample size was calculated using the formula of Krejcie & Morgan (1970). With a confidence level of 95%, the sample size was 257. Research instruments included a socio-demographic questionnaire, an operational support questionnaire, a working knowledge questionnaire, a motivation questionnaire, and a performance questionnaire regarding village health volunteers. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Pearson correlation coefficient.

The results showed that there was a moderately positive relationship between an operational support and the performance of village health volunteers (r= 0.45, p-value < 0.01). The operational knowledge factor had a low positive relationship with the performance of village health volunteers (r = 0.14, p-value < 0.05). Performance motivation included motivation and hygiene factors. A motivation factor had a moderately positive association with the performance of vvillage health volunteers (r = 0.55, p-value < 0.01). A hygiene factor had a positive association with the performance of village health volunteers at a high level (r = 0.70, p-value < 0.01). The level of performance according to the role of village health volunteers was at a high level (Mean = 4.16, S.D.= 0.50). This study suggested that healthcare agencies should be motivated and provided with basic hygiene factors in order to improve the work performance of village health volunteers.