Development of a Vehicle Sanitary Inspection Recording System for Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases for the International Infectious Disease Control Checkpoint (V-SAN)

Abstract

This research study aimed to examine a method of sanitation inspection of vehicles passing by the two ground crossing border health check points at Banprakob Quarantine Office  in Songkhla province and Sungaikolok Quarantine Office, prior to the development of an electronic system for the vehicle sanitation inspection. The study also aimed at studying of vehicle sanitation inspection recording system for surveillance and control of communicable diseases at the border health check points.  The primary data was collected by interviewing competent authorities at operational and administrative levels of both check points on opinions about working under manual procedures and satisfactions with The researchers developed a new working system by designing and initiated a computer programming through web-based and mobile telephone applications called. The results of the study showed that (1) due to limitation in number of personnel at the checkpoints, completion of the vehicle sanitation inspection procedures set forth was almost not possible with increasing volume of passing-by vehicles both in-bound and out-bound that caused duplication of data recording. In addition, it was difficult and time -consuming to search s various forms of documents for reports preparation that brought about the problems of report delays and errors and unable to search for vehicle sanitation  inspection history on timely manner. (2) From satisfaction survey of the two pilot check points, it was found that: (2.1) In terms of duration, 63.74 percent were very satisfied; (2.2) about the procedures in the service provision,  70.99 percent were very satisfied ; (2.3) on  service provided by personnel, 83.34 percent  were very satisfied; (2.4) on the facilities, 69.85 percent  were very satisfied and (2.5) on overview of service provision, 77.10 percent were very satisfied.