A Field Survey to Select the Model of Need Study Village for Rural Study
Abstract
Background: Rural study is an important component in education for the university level. The concept of a community study is also applied to medical education.
Methods: This study is a field survey. The survey was performed during 29th to 31th March, 2006. The main purpose for this study is to assess the possibility of the previously documented villages for real usage in community study in order to research the community medicine aspect.
Results: Seven villages were included in the survey and analyzed by rating scores covered the following aspects: 1) population structure of the village, 2) geography of the village, 3) economy of the village 4) environment of the village, 5) sanitation system of the village 6) safety of the village 7) willingness of the villagers to have the students living with and performing a study within the village and 8) the information an the disease variety within the village.
Conclusion: Here, it reveals that Ban Prasat, Tambon Tarnprasat, Non-Soong
District, Nakronratchasrima Province and Ban Kong Nang, Tambon Kongnang, Tha-bor District, Nongkhai Province are the two appropriate villages by rating score analysis for the students to live and study community medicine
Keywords: field survey, rural community, community medicine
