The objective of the study was to assess compliance with infection prevention and control practices in primary health care in Kenya. The researchers used an observational, patient-tracking tool to assess compliance with infection prevention and control practices by 1680 health-care workers during outpatient interactions with 14 328 patients at 935 health-care facilities in 2015. Compliance was assessed in five domains: hand hygiene; protective glove use; injections and blood sampling; disinfection of reusable equipment; and waste segregation. We calculated compliance by dividing the number of correct actions performed by the number of indications and evaluated associations between compliance and the health-care worker’s and facility’s characteristics.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/observations-infection-prevention-and-control-practices-primary-health-care-kenya
[2] http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/95/7/16-179499.pdf?ua=1
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/guadalupe-bedoya
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amy-dolinger
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/khama-rogo-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bulletin-world-health-organization
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-personnel
