ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2021
Gaps in Infection Prevention and Control in Public Health Facilities of Sierra Leone after the 2014-2015 Ebola Outbreak.
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- Improvement in Infection Prevention and Control Compliance at the Three Tertiary Hospitals of Sierra Leone following an Operational Research Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- High level of infection prevention and control in surveyed hospitals in Colombia, 2021.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2023Article
- The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in 2022: A spotlight on a re-emerging global health menace.Narra J · 2022Review
- Achieving Minimum Standards for Infection Prevention and Control in Sierra Leone: Urgent Need for a Quantum Leap in Progress in the COVID-19 Era!International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Infection Prevention and Control in Three Tertiary Healthcare Facilities in Freetown, Sierra Leone during the COVID-19 Pandemic: More Needs to Be Done!International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHigh compliance to infection prevention and control (IPC) is vital to prevent health care-associated infections. In the worst 2014-2015 Ebola-affected district in Sierra Leone (Kenema), we assessed (a) average yearly IPC compliance (2016-2018) using a National IPC assessment tool in the district hospital and peripheral health units (PHUs), and (b) gaps in IPC activities, infrastructure and consumables in 2018.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study using secondary program data.
resultsAt the district hospital, compliance increased from 69% in 2016 to 73% in 2018 (expected minimal threshold = 70%; desired threshold ≥ 85%). Compliance for screening/isolation facilities and decontamination of medical equipment reached 100% in 2018. The two thematic areas with the lowest compliance were sanitation (44%) and sharps safety (56%). In PHUs (2018), the minimal 70% compliance threshold was not achieved in two (of 10 thematic areas) for Community Health Centers, four for Community Health Posts, and five for Maternal and Child Health Units. The lowest compliance was for screening and isolation facilities (range: 33-53%).
conclusionThis baseline assessment is an eye opener of what is working and what is not, and can be used to galvanize political, financial, and material resources to bridge the existing gaps.
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