| Demographics |
N |
% |
| Gender |
|
|
| |
Female |
67 |
80.72 |
| |
Male |
16 |
19.28 |
| Educational background |
|
|
| |
Junior high school |
46 |
55.42 |
| |
Senior high school/Vocational certificate |
29 |
34.94 |
| |
Diploma/High vocational certificate |
5 |
6.02 |
| |
Bachelor’s degree |
3 |
3.61 |
| Main occupation |
|
|
| |
Agriculture |
30 |
36.14 |
| |
Housekeeper |
26 |
31.33 |
| |
Employee |
18 |
21.69 |
| |
Unemployed |
4 |
4.82 |
| |
Government employee |
4 |
4.82 |
| |
Company employee |
1 |
1.20 |
| Marital status |
|
|
| |
Marriage |
59 |
71.08 |
| |
Divorce/Separate/Widow |
14 |
16.87 |
| |
Single |
10 |
12.05 |
| Monthly income (THB per month), Median (IQR) |
5,000 |
(600-50,000) |
| Health Status |
|
|
| |
Healthy |
36 |
43.37 |
| |
Hypertension (HT) |
14 |
16.86 |
| |
HT, DM, DLP |
12 |
14.46 |
| |
HT, DM |
6 |
7.23 |
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) |
4 |
4.82 |
| |
Dyslipidemia (DLP) |
4 |
4.82 |
| |
HT, DLP |
3 |
3.61 |
| |
DM, DLP |
1 |
1.20 |
| |
DM, Thyroid |
1 |
1.20 |
| |
Anemia |
1 |
1.20 |
| |
Asthma |
1 |
1.20 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), Mean (SD) |
25.58 |
(4.65) |
| Years of experience in VHV |
|
|
| |
<5 |
9 |
10.84 |
| |
5-10 |
19 |
22.89 |
| |
10+ |
55 |
66.27 |
| Skills and Abilities |
|
|
| |
Active listening skills |
75 |
90.36 |
| |
Proficient oral communication |
70 |
84.34 |
| |
Strong reading comprehension |
70 |
84.34 |
| |
Effective written communication |
69 |
83.13 |
| |
Computer/smartphone literate |
33 |
39.76 |
Int J Med Educ. 2025; 16:75-83; doi: 10.5116/ijme.67ab.5af9