ReviewInfection prevention in practice2024
Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication.
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- Assessment of infection prevention and control in public hospitals in the post war Tigray region of Ethiopia using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF).Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Assessment of infection prevention and control practices in healthcare facilities in the O.R. Tambo district municipality using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Surgical Site Infections in Mozambique: A Literature Review of Incidence, Antimicrobial Resistance, Risk Factors, and Surveillance Practices.Annals of global health · 2026Review
- Disease outbreak preparedness: a baseline assessment of infection prevention and control practice in healthcare facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Assessing the implementation of infection prevention and control measures at private hospitals in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Knowledge and practices of infection prevention and control measures in the obstetrics and gynecology department of a referral hospital in Cameroon.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Assessment of Infection Prevention and Control in Somali Healthcare Facilities using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- State of infection prevention and control in Austrian hospitals: data from 81 hospitals completing the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF).Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Evaluating infection prevention and control programs in Zambian hospitals using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework tool.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management in primary healthcare facilities in war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia: implications for infection prevention and control.Infection prevention in practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
Healthcare settings have a high prevalence of infectious agents. This narrative review examines the existing evidence regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool in healthcare facilities. A total of 13 full length papers from Africa, Asia and Europe were considered for this review. The findings showed that there are discrepancies in the IPCAF values from insufficient to advanced level. The current review shows an advanced IPCAF level in middle income and high income countries. Low income countries showed a lower IPCAF score. There is a need to enhance the IPC capacity building and to supply infection prevention resources to prevent healthcare associated infection (HAI) with a focus on low income countries.
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