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ArticleBMJ open2023

Infection prevention and control compliance of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in conflict-affected public hospitals of Ethiopia.

Chala Daba, Amanuel Atamo, Daniel Gebretsadik Weldehanna, Abdi Oli, Sisay Abebe Debela, Amana Ogeto Luke, Mesfin Gebrehiwot

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chala DabaDepartment of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia chaladaba293@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4906-9610
Amanuel AtamoDepartment of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Daniel Gebretsadik WeldehannaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-5032-5143
Abdi OliDepartment of Mathemathics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-5944-2442
Sisay Abebe DebelaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia.
Amana Ogeto LukeDepartment of Public Health, Lancha Campus, Rift Valley University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mesfin GebrehiwotDepartment of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-8124-5151
Wollo University · ETRift Valley University · ETSalale University

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveNon-compliance with COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) is one of the global public health problems particularly among those frontline healthcare workers. However, there are no detailed investigations on COVID-19 IPC compliance among healthcare workers in conflict-affected settings. The objective of this research was to assess compliance with COVID-19 IPC measures and determine the factors associated with it among healthcare providers in Ethiopian governmental hospitals affected by conflict.

designA cross-sectional study was carried out within institutional settings. STUDY SETTING AND PERIOD: The study was conducted in three public hospitals located in northeastern Ethiopia during the period of March to April 2022.

participantsSimple random sampling technique was used to select 325 healthcare workers after proportional allocation was made to each public hospital. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was non-compliance with COVID-19 IPC. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to identify factors associated with the lack of adherence to the COVID-19 IPC protocol.

resultsNearly half (150, 46.2%) of the healthcare workers had non-compliance with COVID-19 IPC protocol. Absence of hand washing soap (adjusted OR (AOR)=2.99; 95% CI 2.46 to 5.76), workload (AOR=2.25; 95% CI 1.33 to 3.84), disruption in the supply of piped water (AOR=1.82; 95% CI 1.11 to 2.99), did not undergo training in COVID-19 IPC (AOR=2.85; 95% CI 1.85 to 4.84), absence of COVID-19 IPC guidelines (AOR=2.14; 95% CI 1.11 to 4.13) and chewing

conclusionsThe magnitude of non-compliance with COVID-19 IPC was high. Hospital managers and federal ministry of health should provide regular training on COVID-19 IPC, continuous piped water and personal protective facilities for healthcare workers. Ultimately, improving the security situation in the area would help improve COVID-19 IPC compliance among healthcare workers in these and other similar conflict-affected settings.

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COVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaHealth PersonnelHospitals, PublicHumansInfection ControlWaterWaterCOVID-19INFECTIOUS DISEASESPrimary Health Care

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