The Role of Community Health Volunteers in Controlling and Surveillance of COVID-19 in Khlong Toei Sub-district, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

This research aimed to study the role of public health volunteers in controlling and surveillance of COVID-19 in Khlong Toei Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, comparative of personal factors of public health volunteers on their roles in controlling and surveillance of COVID-19 and studying problems and obstacles of roles of public health volunteers in controlling and surveillance of COVID-19. The sample group used in this research consisted of 130. The research results revealed that; Role of Public Health Volunteers Controlling and Surveillance of COVID-19 overall was at high level (= 4.33, S.D. = .350). As considering each aspect averages sorted from highest to lowest in the following order. The highest average was enviromental protection and control of communicabie diseases pubilc health volunteers of COVID-19 ( =4.50, S.D. = .428), followed by the aspect of providing public health services to the public according to their own experiences ( =4.38, S.D. = .415) and at least is the coordination with individuals, organizations and network ( =4.18, S.D. = .269). The problems and obstacles encountered of community in Khlong Toei Sub-District, Khlong Toei District:  Most of the communities are slum. Some public health volunteers have underlying medical conditions. That is not conducive to working on the COVID-19 disease. Some people lack knowledge of environmental stewardship about the prevention and control of communicable diseases and continued lack of public relations in the community.