ระบบเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศทางภูมิศาสตร์ของโรควัณโรค

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to develop and to combine information technology system of Tuberculosis with Geographic Information System (GIS). Advantages of the system development are decreasing duplicate of reports, showing real-time database, accessing to database via internet for rapid and well reports. Public Health can use data to set up strategies to decrease Tuberculosis transmission, prevent and control outbreak of Tuberculosis. Population sampling is obtained by purposive sampling from Department of Disease Control (25 health officers and employees were selected). The research tools are Geographic Information System for Tuberculosis and questionnaire on satisfaction level of users toward the system. The study indicates that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Tuberculosis has an effective ability to response the users needs. The result shows that the satisfaction toward Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Tuberculosis reaches at a level of very good (X = 4.65, S.D. = 0.54)