Effectiveness of preventive measures against COVID-19 in public health region No.3, 2020

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive measures against COVID-19 in the components of context, input, process, product, impact, effectiveness, sustainability, and knowledge transportability and to obtain policy and practical recommendations. This research was mixed method model which included qualitative and quantitative research design follow with CIPPIEST Model. The research instruments were 1) Qualitative instrument was the structured interview form 2) Quantitative instrument was a questionnaire. The 2 sample groups were 1) 55 provincial executive officers and the health care workers selected by purposive random sampling 2) 383 entrepreneurs and people affected by COVID-19 outbreak which 15 to 60 years old selected by random sampling. Data were collected in 5 provinces in Public Health Region No.3 during June to August 2020. The quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed with content analysis method. The finding of this research revealed that preventive measures against COVID-19 using CIPPIEST model in 8 processes as follow: 1) context 2) input 3) process 4) product 5) impact 6) effectiveness 7) sustainability and 8) knowledge transportability. The recommendations were 1) The federal agencies should command to do local quarantine in every provinces at the same ways 2) The public relation were need to media support establishment and people about disease prevention.