Table 4.

The perceived efficiency of involving community service workers in health care–related activities at grassroots levels.

Evaluation of respondents on	Medical professional		Medical students		Community workers		Total		p value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Epidemic investigation, counseling, and control	7.0	1.5	7.3	1.7	7.0	2.0	7.3	1.8	0.18
Participate in local epidemic prevention and response	6.9	2.1	7.3	1.9	6.8	2.6	7.2	2.0	0.43
Participate in health care and improving the health of people who affected by the epidemics, natural disasters, floods, and droughts	6.7	1.8	7.3	1.9	7.1	2.3	7.3	1.9	0.14
Guide and support people with abnormal health signs to go to health facilities	7.0	1.7	7.4	1.9	6.8	2.4	7.3	2.0	0.11
Participate in health communication and education at agencies, schools, and localities	7.3	1.7	7.5	1.9	7.5	2.0	7.5	1.9	0.51
Participate in stabilizing life, livelihood, and local security before, during, and after natural disasters and epidemics	7.1	1.8	7.1	1.9	6.8	2.3	7.1	1.9	0.69
Reporting and monitoring environmental changes and health problems	6.2	1.9	7.0	1.8	6.6	2.3	6.9	1.9	0.02
Identify the risks of environmental pollution, changes in natural conditions, farming, and unusual weather phenomena	6.3	2.4	6.9	2.1	6.6	2.6	6.9	2.2	0.20
Report weather phenomena, pollution risks to the community and authorities	6.8	2.0	7.1	2.0	6.7	2.3	7.1	2.0	0.31
Detect and promptly notify disease risks and new cases to the locality	5.7	2.3	7.1	1.9	6.4	2.7	6.9	2.1	<0.01

Bold values indicate significant p-value <0.05.