An Application of Participatory Knowledge Management Program For Coronaviruses(COVID-19) Prevention and Control of Community Organization In Muang District, Surin Province

Abstract

      This research was action research which aimed to investigate an application of participatory knowledge management program of community organizations for Coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) prevention and control as well as to encourage the participation in data registration into the Surin covidalert program of health promoting hospitals in Muang district, Surin Province. The healthcare staff of the health promoting hospitals was selected as a sample using a stratified random sampling technic. A total of 48 samples were chosen evenly from 24 hospitals and participated in the knowledge management program. The program included an A-I-C participatory workshop, a potential development activity, a knowledge sharing activity and a follow-up and supervision. The data were collected using a questionnaire, observation form and interview form during March and June 2020. Mean, standard deviation and paired t-test were used in this analysis.  

          The findings showed that after improving the quality management model for registration in the Surincovid alert program, the sample group obtained significantly higher knowledge scores (p <0.05). Also, the accuracy of registration was significantly increased (p <0.05).  The development of data quality management through the participatory plan, the potential improvement, the knowledge sharing and the follow-up and supervision contributed to the effectiveness of the workflow. Therefore, this model should be further applied in other areas.