Curriculum Development on Prevention and Control of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHS) for Local administration staff
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A curriculum on workshop for prevention and control of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) was developed to enhance knowledge related to DHF prevention and control for Local Administration staff as a major target. The ultimate goal of this curriculum was to increase capability of those staff to control DHF outbreaks in their area of responsibilities.
The curriculum was thoroughly evaluated by five experts to ensure its quality and appropriateness to the target participants. The curriculum was tested by implementing with staff of Local Administration from area of responsibility of Office of Disease Prevention and Control (ODPC) No.3 Chonburi, ODPC 5 Nakhon Ratchasima and ODPC 11 Nakhon Si Thammarat. Participants of the workshop were voluntarily enrolled from Local Administration staff whose responsibilities were disease prevention and control. The course evaluation was performed by using one group with Pre-and Post-test design. The results showed that after completion of the workshop, participants’ knowledge was statistically significant increased (p=0.00). In addition, curriculum was also passed the efficiency level (80/80). Evaluation of workshop management showed that in general, participants were satisfied with its contents,
learning environment and usefulness of topics.
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