Abstract:
This cross-sectional explanatory study aims to asses effectiveness of Tambon (subdistrict) health promotion hospitals (THPH) in tuberculosis prevention and control (TPC), in health service provider board 6 and examine the association between social support and competence of the officers. A sample of 328 (response rate 85.86%) officers who had responsibility in tuberculosis prevention and control was selected by a stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed. Using Pearson product-moment correlation and multiple liner regression to identify associated factors and predictors. The results revealed that the effectiveness of THPH in tuberculosis prevention and control was at a high level (M=3.51±0.39): the social support was at moderate level ( M=3.40±0.51) and competence of the officers was at a high level (M=3.57±0.46). The social support and competence of the officers were the positive significant factors associated with competence of the officers (r = 0.358, r = 0.407, p-value < 0.05), and they were the predictors that could explain the 21.7% variance in the effectiveness of THPH (Adjusted R2 = 0.217, p-value < 0.001). In summary, we recommended to consider a policy on improvement focusing on competence of officers and support the data improving in TPC area.