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ArticleHealth promotion perspectives2025

Assessing the operational effectiveness of village health volunteers in Thailand: A structural equation modeling analysis.

Jatuporn Ounprasertsuk, Prakasit Wannapaschaiyong, Araya Tipwong

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Jatuporn OunprasertsukDepartment of Medical and Public Health Secretary, College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8315-0439
Prakasit WannapaschaiyongDivision of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Araya TipwongDepartment of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing and Health, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram, Thailand.

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Background: Village health volunteers (VHVs) play an essential role in Thailand's primary healthcare system by promoting health, preventing diseases, and ensuring community well-being. However, their operational effectiveness is influenced by several key factors, including transformational leadership, employee commitment, and job satisfaction. This study investigates these relationships and their implications for sustainable community health systems. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was utilized, combining quantitative data from 280 VHVs across Thailand's lower central region with qualitative insights gained from focus group discussions (FGDs). Structural Equation Modeling was employed to evaluate the relationships among transformational leadership, employee commitment, job satisfaction, and operational effectiveness. Results: The findings reveal that transformational leadership significantly predicted employee commitment (β=0.80, Conclusion: To sustain effective community health programs, it is vital to enhance leadership capabilities, improve job satisfaction, and foster commitment among VHVs. These findings offer actionable insights for policymakers to create leadership training programs, enhance incentives, and implement strategies for workforce retention. Strengthening VHV systems can significantly contribute to sustainable healthcare delivery and health equity in Thailand.

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Community health workersHealth services effectivenessJob satisfactionLeadershipOrganizational commitmentStructural equation modeling

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