Tuberculosis infection control practice and associated factors among health care workers in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The poor practice of tuberculosis infection control may increase the risk of transmission of tuberculosis in healthcare settings. Thus, this study aimed to determine the pooled magnitude of good tuberculosis infection control practice and associated factors among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.

Methods

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist guideline was followed for this review and meta-analysis. The electronic databases (Pub Med, Cochrane Library, Google scholar and grey literatures) were searched to retrieve articles by using keywords. The Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument was used to assess the quality of studies. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statis

SUBMITTER: Tiruneh MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715661 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature