Factors related to Prevention and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever among village health volunteers in Wangdang Subdistrict, Uttaradit Province.

Abstract

Abstract
This Descriptive research study aimed to study the factors associated with the prevention
and controlling dengue hemorrhagic fever among Village health volunteers in the Wangdang Sub
District Health Promoting Hospital, Tron District, Uttaradit Province. Population was 130 Village
health volunteers who have been working at least 6 months in the Wangdang Sub-District Health
Promoting Hospital District, Tron District, Uttaradit Province, in fiscal year 2024. Sample size
calculated by Daniel formula about 108 cases and systematic random sampling were determining.
Data collected by questionnaire composed of 4 parts; including, characteristic, health perception,
social support and prevention and controlling dengue hemorrhagic fever. In addition to check
questionnaire standardization, validity was checked by 3 experts and try out testing reliability by
Cronbach’s coefficient alpha about 0.85. Analyze the data with Pearson's correlation coefficient
statistics. The results of the association analysis showed that the factors related to the prevention
and control of dengue fever of Village health volunteers with statistic significantly including, health
perception (P-value=0.020) in term of perceived of risk (P-value=0.042), and social support (P
value=0.025) in term of community and family support (P-value=0.029) , respectively.