Modelling Prevention and Control of the Emerging Infectious Disease of Village Health Volunteer : A Path Analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly proliferating through Thailand and globally. Therefore, implementing an effective surveillance and prevention system operated by Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) would greatly help effective control of this crisis. Background/Objectives: This study aimed to explore the evolution of Community Medical Sciences (CMS), and predict the correlations with Emerging Infectious Disease Solving (EIDS) of the population under the ongoing emerging infectious disease. Methods: This survey study and surveillance of 1,550 VHVs, data were collected using a questionnaire with a reliability score of 0.915. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, path analysis. Results: revealed that the CMS of VHVs was good level of 76.70% (mean = 139.70±4.82). The path coefficients showed that quarantine commitment (β =.172), full lockdown measures (β =.020), social support (β= -.604), Health Literacy (HL) (β= -.707), and CMS of VHVs (β = 0.206). They were the largest direct effect on emerging infectious disease. Conclusions: The full lockdown measures, health literacy (HL), and CMS of VHVs have the largest direct effect to COVID-19 infections. In addition, the CMS competency of VHVs proved effective and appropriate in providing health care support, and surveillance for protection against EID.