Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and Care of the Elderly by Public Health Officials in Udon Thani Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study the prevention and control of communicable diseases and the care of the elderly by public health officials, 2) study the factors affecting the prevention and control of communicable diseases and the care of the elderly by public health officials, and 3) study the guidelines for prevention. Controlling communicable diseases and caring for the elderly by public health officials in Udon Thani Province Sample groups include: There were 385 public health officials in the Udon Thani area. The qualitative group included 10 government officials. The research tools included questionnaires and interviews. Statistics used in data analysis include mean, standard deviation, multiple regression analysis and descriptive analysis. The results of the research found that 1) prevention and control of communicable diseases and care of the elderly among public health officials in Udon Thani Province. Overall, it is at a moderate level. They can be arranged in descending order as follows: In terms of change one's own health behavior is at a moderate level Access to health information and services is at a moderate level and word of mouth for health care prevention is at a moderate level, respectively. 2) Factors affecting the prevention and control of communicable diseases and the care of the elderly by public health officials in Udon Thani Province. Significant at the level of .05 include health promotion (X1) and disease control and prevention (X3). Both independent variables have coefficients of the predictors in the raw scores (b) equal to .585 and .025 according to number. 3) There should be an information system created and publicized for various information via social media Information can be publicized by calling officials to report information. Organize a health care model to access information from various channels and store elderly people's data files systematically and efficiently.