Factors Affecting the Accomplishment of Government Action Plan: A Case Study of Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Public Health Office

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) examine personal factors of officials responsible for the preparation of the action plan 2) look into the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of officials responsible for and those involved in the action plan 3) analyze the relationship between personal factors and the success of the action plan 4) analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice of officials and the success of the action plan 5) analyze the relationship between input factors and the success of the action plan 6) propose guidelines for developing and improving the preparation of the annual action plan of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Public Health Office to be more efficient and appropriate in the future. The study samples consisted of 233 officers who were responsible for preparing operational plans and were involved in the operational plans of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Public Health Office and its affiliated agencies. Data collection was carried out using a designed and quality-controlled questionnaire that met the content validity test criteria and Cronbach's alpha coefficient test. The research findings revealed as follows: personal factors regarding age, tenure in office, working period, and working period in planning were related to each factor, but there was no statistically significant relationship with the success of the results-level government action plan. The research results as to the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice of officials towards the success of the operational plan concluded that the knowledge factor had a statistically significant relationship with attitude (r=0.61, P<0.01), practice (r=0.70, P<0.01) and the success of the operational plan at the outcome level (r=0.51, P<0.01). Similarly, attitude also had a statistically significant relationship with practice (r=0.65, P<0.01) and the success of the operational plan at the outcome level (r=0.61, P<0.01). In addition, practice also had a statistically significant relationship with the success of the operational plan at the outcome level (r=0.58, P<0.01). The analysis of the relationship between input factors including people, money, materials, equipment, technology, and the success of the results-level action plan concluded that people had a statistically significant relationship with money (r=0.72, P<0.01), materials, equipment (r=0.53, P<0.01), technology (r=0.53, P<0.01), time (r=0.61, P<0.01), and the success of the results-level action plan (r=0.61, P<0.01). In addition, money was also significantly related to materials (r=0.57, P<0.01), technology (r=0.57, P<0.01), time (r=0.64, P<0.01) and the success of the outcome-level action plan (r=0.59, P value<0.01). Materials and equipment were significantly related to time (r=0.59, P<0.01) and the success of the outcome-level action plan (r=0.50, P<0.01). Technology was significantly related to time (r=0.59, P<0.01] and the success of the outcome-level action plan (r=0.50, P<0.01). At the same time, time was significantly related to the success of the outcome-level action plan (r=0.65, P<0.01). At the same time, time had a statistically significant relationship with the success of the results-level action plan (r=0.65, P<0.01). The findings from this research can be applied to improve the annual action plan to be more appropriate in the future and to develop personnel responsible for planning or plan management systems in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and other relevant agencies.