Identifying indicators and targets for the new World Health Organization Global Framework on Infection Prevention and Control: an e-Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently developed the Global Action Plan (GAP) and Monitoring Framework (MF) for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). An e-Delphi survey was conducted as part of a consultative process to achieve consensus on IPC MF indicators and targets.

Methods

The study was conducted as an e-Delphi consensus-seeking exercise, with two rounds of sequential surveys. In round 1, participants were asked to assess each indicator and target using a five-point Likert scale. In round 2, participants were asked to re-assess those indicators and targets that did not reach consensus, and to rank all indicators and targets in priority order. 'Consensus' was defined as when >70% of the responses fell within the two positive extreme ranges of the scal

SUBMITTER: Satta G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12620937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature