Preparedness for infection prevention and control practice among undergraduate students: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates for the strengthening of education and training in infection prevention and control (IPC) in higher educational institutions (HEIs). This is fundamental to ensure health science students are confident and competent in clinical practice.

Aim

To explore the existing evidence on undergraduate health science students' preparedness for IPC practice.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Ovid, MEDLINE Complete, ProQuest, Scopus, Google Scholar, and gray literature. Quantitative and mixed-methods studies on teaching, learning, and technological approaches to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in undergraduate health science curricula were included. Participants were undergraduate students i

SUBMITTER: Mukona DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12634401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature