The Priority Needs for the Development of Competency of Village Health Volunteers in Food Consumption Promotion for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in the Community

Abstract

 The Descriptive research was used to study the priority needs the development of village health volunteers’ competencies in promoting food consumption to prevent type 2 diabetes in the community. The sample consisted of 352 village health volunteers from a multi-stage random sampling, which was determined following the methods of Daniel and Cross. The research instrument was a dual response style questionnaire, and index of item objective congruence has item scores between 0.60-1.00, and reliability coefficients of questionnaire were 0.98-0.99. The data were examined using descriptive statistical methods, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and the prioritization of needs was determined by the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI_modified). The research findings indicated the primary requirements for enhancing the competencies of village health volunteers in promoting food consumption to prevent type 2 diabetes in the community. The first competency is knowledge, the second is skill, the third is motivation, the fourth is self-concept, and the fifth is traits. The PNI_modified index values were 0.18, 0.17, 0.12, 0.11, and 0.10, respectively.