Participation of frontline workers in the implementation of non-quarantine tourists measures in COVID-19 situation at Phuket airport point of entry. (Phuket Sandbox).

Abstract

Abstract

          This Cross-sectional research study aimed to study factors effecting to participation of frontline workers in Phuket airport. Study subject were 373 frontline workers in the implementation of non-quarantine tourists measures in COVID-19 situation at Phuket airport point of entry, in 2023 fiscal year. Systematic random sampling was used in this study. Research tool was questionnaires, including 3 parts: 1) characteristic, 2) health service system as six building blocks, part 3 participation of frontline workers. Content validity was performed by 3 experts as well as try out testing reliability was done using Cronbach’s coefficient alpha of 0.969. An association analysis using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and Stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that health service system as six building blocks were statistically with participation of frontline workers in the implementation of non-quarantine tourist measures in COVID-19 situation at Phuket airport point of entry. (r = 0.567, P-value<0.001). Prediction model analysis revealed that factors statistically effecting to participation of frontline workers in the implementation of non-quarantine tourists measures in COVID-19 situation at Phuket airport point of entry including; leadership governance (P-value = 0.001) financing (P-value = 0.001) access to essential edicines (P-value = 0.003), respectively. All predicting factors accounted for 39.4 (R² = 0.394).