Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Personnel Work Health Agencies under the Kanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office

Abstract

Objectives: To study the influence factors and work motivation factors that affect the work efficiency of personnel in agencies under the Kanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office.

Methods: The sample group consisted of 370 personnel from units under the Kanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office as of January 2024. A purposive sampling technique was employed. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis.

Results: The influential factors (Mean=4.06, SD=0.57), work motivation (Mean=4.06, SD=0.53), and job performance of personnel in units under the Kanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office (Mean=4.15, SD=0.54) were at a high level. The factors that significantly affected job performance were: 1) Influential factors, including ability and structure, which could predict performance to a small extent (48.1%); and 2) Work motivation, including achievement, position, organizational policies, job security, creative and challenging work, and career advancement, which could predict performance to a moderate extent (72.3%).

Conclusions: The Kanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office should prioritize organizational structure, enhance personnel abilities, and foster work motivation by implementing participatory policies, assigning creative and challenging tasks, and providing job security and advancement opportunities. These strategies will encourage a willingness to perform tasks successfully, leading to efficient and effective goal attainment within the organization.