Transforming Hospital Housekeeping: The Kayakalp Journey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Kayakalp guidelines for public healthcare facilities under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) focus on improving sanitation, cleanliness, and infection control at public hospitals in India. This study was conducted in a 960-bed tertiary-level teaching hospital in eastern India. Housekeeping has been a challenge in public institutions, with factors like overcrowding and resource constraints. Tobacco and betel nut chewing, spitting, poor sanitation practices, and open urination are major challenges in ensuring sanitation at the hospital. The research objective was to study the implementation of the Kayakalp guidelines for quality improvement in housekeeping services at the institution.

Methods

A pre- and post-interventional study was conducted usi

SUBMITTER: Pillai JSK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554396 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature