Table 2 Factor loading matrix for competency among healthcare workers and reliability of the scale measurement for each item

Cronbach’s α coefficient

0.91

0.89

0.89

0.82

0.92

Difference between mean of Q1 and Q4

Work type

Work management

Monitoring & evaluation

Community partnership

Community diagnosis

Commonality

Coefficient

p^a

p^b

The current status of one’s own work is well understood

0.878

0.119

0.155

0.139

0.829

0.565

< 0.0001

1.2

< 0.0001

Daily outcomes of one’s own work are well understood.

0.906

0.123

0.151

0.135

0.876

0.578

< 0.0001

1.2

< 0.0001

Purpose and significance of one’s own work are well understood

0.893

0.076

0.187

0.114

0.850

0.554

< 0.0001

1.1

< 0.0001

One’s own schedule/plan is appropriately managed

0.721

0.063

−0.014

0.365

0.658

0.487

< 0.0001

1.1

< 0.0001

Opportunities to participate in the programs/activities are equally provided to the community residents

0.139

0.840

0.226

0.181

0.808

0.659

< 0.0001

1.7

< 0.0001

Opportunities to participate in the programs/activities are equally provided to the relevant stakeholders, organizations, and institutions in the community

0.121

0.791

0.286

0.192

0.759

0.662

< 0.0001

1.6

< 0.0001

Progress of the programs/activities is appropriately reported to the community residents

0.118

0.787

0.252

0.190

0.732

0.637

< 0.0001

1.5

< 0.0001

Social resource and organizations are developed for implementation of the programs/activities

0.017

0.728

0.254

0.270

0.668

0.597

< 0.0001

1.4

< 0.0001

The relevant stakeholders, organizations, and institutions in the community to be collaborated with are selected for implementation of the programs/activities.

0.117

0.333

0.758

0.199

0.738

0.653

< 0.0001

1.5

< 0.0001

Consensus on necessity of the programs/activities is obtained with the relevant sections of governmental offices

0.217

0.289

0.795

0.196

0.800

0.697

< 0.0001

1.7

< 0.0001

Consensus on necessity of the programs/activities is obtained with the community residents

0.114

0.228

0.809

0.271

0.793

0.659

< 0.0001

1.4

< 0.0001

Roles for the programs/activities are coordinated with the relevant stakeholders, organizations, and institutions in the community

0.156

0.460

0.653

0.289

0.747

0.739

< 0.0001

1.6

< 0.0001

Current health problems are analyzed using epidemiological methods

0.202

0.225

0.154

0.612

0.490

0.542

< 0.0001

1.2

< 0.0001

Priority health problems which the government should work on are clearly identified

0.229

0.193

0.217

0.778

0.742

0.654

< 0.0001

1.5

< 0.0001

Solutions for health problems are investigated with a long-term viewpoint

0.047

0.209

0.243

0.752

0.670

0.572

< 0.0001

1.3

< 0.0001

National policies based on which the programs/activities are implemented, are well understood

0.292

0.204

0.208

0.742

0.721

0.667

< 0.0001

1.6

< 0.0001

Factor contribution

20.2

19.7

17.5

16.8

Variance of factor

3.236

3.150

2.803

2.693