Developing the Potential for Preventing and Controlling dengue fever among village health volunteers in Khung Lan Subdistrict Area. Bang Pa-In District,Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province.

Abstract

This study aimed to: 1) compare the knowledge of dengue fever among village health volunteers (VHVs) before and after capacity-building on dengue fever prevention and control; 2) compare the knowledge of the planning process among VHVs in Khung Lan Subdistrict, Bang Pa-In District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, before and after receiving capacity-building on dengue fever prevention and control; and 3) compare the participation in dengue fever prevention and control among VHVs in Khung Lan Subdistrict, Bang Pa-In District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, before and after receiving capacity-building on dengue fever prevention and control. The target group consisted of 30 village health volunteers from Khung Lan Subdistrict, Bang Pa-In District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire on capacity development in dengue fever prevention and control for Village Health Volunteers in the Khung Lan Subdistrict, Bang Pa-In District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics using the paired t-test.

          The results of the study found that the Village Health Volunteers' knowledge of the planning process, after receiving capacity-building in dengue fever prevention and control, was significantly better than before (p < .05). Additionally, their participation in dengue fever prevention and control in the Khung Lan Subdistrict, Bang Pa-In District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province area, after receiving capacity-building in dengue fever prevention and control, was significantly better than before (p < .05).