Development of an infectious disease prevention behavior model for public health center workers in a rural area of Indonesia

Abstract

The Infection Prevention Behavior (IPB) for health personnel at the Surade Public Health Center has not reached the target. The purpose of this study was to develop the IPB model for health personnel which is suitable to be applied in rural areas in Indonesia. The model was developed through a literature review from online journal database in the last 10 years. The model was tested using a cross-sectional design by the Structural Equation Model Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). Six selected variables had direct and indirect influences on the IPB of health personnel. They were supervision (27.50%), facilities (9.87%), training (10.44%), compensation (16.97%), work climate (10.78%), and work motivation (8.15%). The model was valid and significant. The Q2 showed 95.7% which mean 95.7% of the components in the model could be applied to other Public Health Centers in the rural area. The development of IPB models for health personnel which wass measured from the direct and indirect effects of six variables proved valid and significant to help achievement Public Health Center reach the target of protecting health workers from infectious diseases.

Analysis of the Implementation of Infection Prevention and Control (PCU) Program in the Inpatient Room

“…Andrew in Mangkunegara (2016), states that training is a learning process that focuses on increasing knowledge and skills in a relatively short time to increase the understanding and ability of non-managerial officers to overcome unmet boundaries. In accordance with Article I Paragraph 9 of Law No.13 of 2016, training on Prevention of Infectious Diseases (PCU) is an activity that aims to provide, improve and develop work skills in achieving productivity, discipline, treatment and work ethics in order to increase capacity and reliability according to the level of ability to become a leader or worker (Ardiani & Hartono, 2022).…”

“…Another study shows the incidence of infection in hospitals in Indonesia is around 3 -21% (average 9%) (Ardiani & Hartono, 2022).…”

“…Problems arising from nosocomial infections are a major challenge to hospitals, this is because they directly affect mortality and morbidity rates as well as increase in medical costs and patient care time. One of the goals to improve the quality of hospital services through the accreditation process is to reduce the risk of infection, so an Infection Prevention and Control Unit (PCU) was formed which has programs to control infectious diseases in health services (Ardiani & Hartono, 2022).…”

Sosialisasi dan Pelatihan Pencegahan Penyakit Menular: Menuju Desa Sehat

“…Penyakit menular merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang masih menjadi perhatian utama di Indonesia (Ardiani & Hartono, 2022). Tingginya angka kejadian penyakit menular dapat berdampak negatif terhadap kesehatan masyarakat, produktivitas, dan ekonomi negara (Brown & Essi, 2021).…”