The development of community tuberculosis prevention model through participation of network partners in Nong Ki sub-district, Nong Ki district, Buriram province

Abstract

     This action research aimed to study the development of community tuberculosis prevention model through participation of network partners in Nong Ki sub-district, Nong Ki district, Buriram province. The study applied the action research framework (PAOR). The samples consisted of 2 groups: 1) 30 samples from network participants selected by purposive sampling and 2) 95 TB risk groups selected by stratified random sampling. Quantitative data was collected by the questionnaire and focus group discussion guidelines. Data was collected between December 2025 to May 2026. Data analysis was performed by descriptive and comparative analysis was performed by paired t-test with a significance level of 0.05. Qualitative data using content analysis.

     The research findings the showed the developed model comprised 6 components: 1) Team Participation 2) Behavioral Awareness 3) Screening and Early Detection 4) Medication Adherence 5) Active Community Engagement และ 6) Referral and Follow-up. After implementation of the model resulted the overall level of knowledge, perception of TB prevention, and preventive behavior showed a statistically significant improvement, as compared to before intervention (p-value<0.001).