Approaches to Efficiency Development in Service of Thai Traditional Medicine in Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital: A Case Study Of Sub-district Health Promoting Hospitals in Meaung Surat Thani District, Surat Thani Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study and compare efficiency in service and approaches to efficiency development of service of Thai traditional medicine in sub-district health promoting hospitals in Surat Thani District. The participants were 3,110 visitors who received Thai traditional medicine treatment. Quantitative samples were 354 visitors selected via accidental sampling. Qualitative samples were 12 Thai traditional medicine doctors and public health officers selected via purposive sampling. The data were collected through a questionnaire with 0.90 reliability and an interview. The data were analysed with basic statistics i.e. frequency, percentage, mean score, and standard deviation. And the hypothesis was tested with t-test and F-test.