Potential Assessment of Health Centers in AIDS Care in Contractive Unit for Primary Care of Nakornpathom Hospital

Abstract

This Research aimed at studying the potential assessment of health centers for people living with AIDS care and factors affecting the potentiality of health centers for people living with AIDS and AIDS care in Nakornpathom Hospital Contractive unit for primary care. The sample consisted of 36 health centers. The Quantitative data was collected by Questionaire form the heads of health centers and health officers responsible for the control and prevention of disease and AIDS. The indepth studies data was collected form the head of health centers and health officers responsible for the control and prevention of disease and AIDS by indepth interview. The statistical analysis of the data was done by pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. The results indicated that the potential assessment of health centers for people living with AIDS and AIDS care was at a middle level. The factors that correlated with the potentiality of health centers for people living with AIDS and AIDS care were : number of villages under the responsibility and number of people living with AIDS and AIDS care. Process factors were : coordination in number of reports of people living with AIDS and AIDS form other related units. The results of using the stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that the following variables were the statistically significant relative contributors for predicting potentiality of health centers for people living with AIDS and AIDS care : 1) number of villages under the responsibility and 2) coordination in number of reports of people living with AIDS and AIDS form other related unit. Calculating the potentiality of health centers for people living with AIDS and AIDS care, as influenced by 2 variables, was done by using a prediction level of 8.7%. The indepth studies indicated that health centers officers to care for people living with AIDS and AIDS in health centers when they are sick and they do home visit. The problems of people living with AIDS and AIDS care were insufficient budget, material, drugs and the problem of disclosure.