Factors Influencing village public health volunteers performance in Nan Province

Abstract

     This research entitled "Factors Influencing Village Public Health Volunteers' Performance in Nan Province" aimed to study the performance, work motivation, and public health knowledge of village health volunteers in Nan Province, as well as to investigate the factors influencing their performance. The population consisted of 1,151 village health volunteers currently operating in Nan Province. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The factors influencing the volunteers' performance were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis with the Enter method.

     The results revealed that regarding the performance of village health volunteers in Nan Province valuated through activity participation 77.36% of them participated in every activity, while only 6.60% had never participated. Concerning work motivation, the volunteers exhibited a high level of overall work motivation, with social relationships being the highest-ranked aspect, followed by career advancement and livelihood maintenance, respectively. Most village health volunteers in Nan Province possessed a good level of public health knowledge. The analysis of factors influencing performance showed that all 12 independent variables together accounted for 12.10% of the variance in the performance of village health volunteers in Nan Province (R2=0.121, R2=0.121). Specifically, work motivation regarding career advancement, work motivation regarding social relationships, duration of tenure as a volunteer, and income were found to have a statistically significant influence on the volunteers' performance at the 0.05 level. Village health volunteers with higher motivation in career advancement and social relationships demonstrated an increase in performance by 0.056 and 0.040 points, respectively. Those with an increase of 1 year in their volunteer tenure showed an increase in performance by 0.020 points, whereas those with higher income showed a decrease in performance by 0.015 points. Furthermore, the best predictor variable for the volunteers' performance was work motivation regarding career advancement.