Affecting the Disease Prevention and Control Performance of the District Surveillance and Rapid Response Team (SRRT) in Nakhon Phanom Province

Abstract

Purposes : To study the performance level, identify influencing factors, and propose policy recommendations alongside operational guidelines to enhance the disease prevention and control performance of the district surveillance and rapid response team in Nakhon Phanom province.

Study design: Survey research.

Materials and Methods: The sample comprised 134 public health personnel serving in the district surveillance and rapid response team, obtained through stratified random sampling by district level and simple random sampling by drawing lots. Data were collected using a rating scale questionnaire. The research instrument was validated by experts for content validity, yielding an Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) between 0.67 – 0.95, and demonstrated a Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of .82. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

Main findings: The overall disease prevention and control performance was at a high level (Mean = 3.86, SD. = 0.64). Management factors demonstrated a high positive correlation (Mean = 3.98, SD. = 0.60), and the legal context showed a moderate positive correlation (Mean = 3.62, SD. = 0.65) with the performance. Four variables significantly predicted the disease prevention and control performance at 60.80%: shared values, communicable disease law context, strategy, and staff, respectively. Meanwhile, the border area context revealed no significant correlation with the performance.

Conclusion and recommendations: The success of disease control operations relies on strong shared values, legal understanding, clear strategies, and personnel readiness. Relevant organizations should cultivate a positive organizational culture, provide communicable disease law training, ensure adequate personnel support, and implement standard operating procedures that integrate these success factors into frontline operations.