DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY OF PUBLIC HEALH WORKFORCE IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Authors

  • Suparat Chinwatsopol Faculty of Public health, Burapha University
  • Wiyada Jaikeaw Faculty of Public health, Burapha University
  • Jirawut Kongka Faculty of Public health, Burapha University
  • Nathakon Nilnate Faculty of Public health, Burapha University
  • Patchana Hengboriboonpong Jaidee Faculty of Public health, Burapha University Corresponding author

Keywords:

Digital Health Literacy, Public Health Workforce, Health Care System

Abstract

     This study was a cross-sectional survey research aimed to studying the relationship between personal factors, the knowledge of digital, attitude of digital usage with the digital health literacy of public health workforce health care systems. The data was collected from online questionnaires for 301 people. Data were analyzed using descriptive Statistics and Pearson’s correlation statistics.
     The results of the study found that the majority of the sample were female (79.10%) aged 28-31 years (61.10%) graduated with a bachelor's degree (97.00%) and worked as public health academics (93.70%) in a health promotion hospital Sub-district (55.50%) knowledge of digital is a high level (84.00%), attitude of digital usages is a high level (97.00%) and digital health literacy is high level (96.70%). From the study it was found that the level of information technology use is related to digital health literacy (gif.latex?\bar{X}= 8.514, p < 0.010). Knowledge of digital and attitude of digital usages were positively related to digital health literacy. (r = 0.281, p < 0.001; r = 0.575 p < 0.001 respectively). 

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2024-03-29

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Chinwatsopol, S. ., Jaikeaw, W., Kongka, J., Nilnate, N., & Jaidee, P. H. (2024). DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY OF PUBLIC HEALH WORKFORCE IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. Journal of Environmental Education Medical and Health, 9(1), 63–70. retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hej/article/view/269647