Impact of Environmental Health and Quality of Life Indicators for Klongnoi Community, Pak Panang District, Southern Thailand

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive analytical study is to identify the factors that affect environmental health and health outcomes in relation to the standard of living in the Klongnoi Community Pak Panang district of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Study Design:  : 433 samples in total were questioned using questionnaires. Village Health Volunteers ("VHV") representatives performed a fecal examination and focus group advancement as part of an environmental health assessment to determine the prevalence of parasitic disease.

Results: 38% of them had an illness, and 44% of them had a chronic disease. The most common diseases that these individuals had were; Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Hypertension (HT). They didn’t receive annual medical checkups, and 57% obtained government services for their illnesses for their right to medical attentionThe environmental health obstacles in the area were waste, rodents, insects, water supply and chemical pesticide being used. Most of them had an excellent quality of life, at 54%. From the sample group, 291 of them had a stool examination with a direct wet smear for parasite prevalence of disease. The data showed 1.72% of prevalence with Ascaris lumbricoid egg, strongyloides stercoralis rhabitiform lava; of which the same person was found in the equilibrium of parasites at a percentage of 2.41. 

Conclusion:  This study demonstrated that community involvement in environmental issues, particularly waste management, water supply, and flooding, were the primary problems that the community needed to address.