Analysing the implementation of infection prevention and control measures in health care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the African Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The declaration of SARS-CoV-2 as a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 prompted the need to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) capacities within health care facilities (HCF). IPC guidelines, with standard and transmission-based precautions to be put in place to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 at these HCFs were developed. Based on these IPC guidelines, a rapid assessment scorecard tool, with 14 components, to enhance assessment and improvement of IPC measures at HCFs was developed. This study assessed the level of implementation of the IPC measures in HCFs across the African Region during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

An observational study was conducted from April 2020 to November 2022 in 17 countries in the African Re

SUBMITTER: Kabego L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668477 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature