Water, sanitation and infection control practices in rural health facilities of Jodhpur District, India: an intervention through supportive supervision.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in rural healthcare facilities in India, poses significant challenges to effective infection control, contributing to the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and poor patient outcomes. Despite ongoing global efforts to enhance WASH standards, these facilities often lack the necessary resources and management systems to sustain improvements. Supportive supervision has emerged as a potential strategy to address these gaps. This study aimed to improve the water, sanitation, and infection control practices in Rural health facilities of Jodhpur District through supportive supervision.

Methods

This study presents the findings of an intervention study conducted in Luni Block of the Jodhpur

SUBMITTER: Gnanasekaran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12403549 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature