Gaps in Infection Prevention and Control in Public Health Facilities of Sierra Leone after the 2014-2015 Ebola Outbreak.

ABSTRACT: High compliance to infection prevention and control (IPC) is vital to prevent health care-associated infections. In the worst 2014-2015 Ebola-affected district in Sierra Leone (Kenema), we assessed (a) average yearly IPC compliance (2016-2018) using a National IPC assessment tool in the district hospital and peripheral health units (PHUs), and (b) gaps in IPC activities, infrastructure and consumables in 2018. This was a cross-sectional study using secondary program data. At the district hospital, compliance increased from 69% in 2016 to 73% in 2018 (expected minimal threshold = 70%; desired threshold ≥ 85%). Compliance for screening/isolation facilities and decontamination of medical equipment reached 100% in 2018. The two thematic areas with the lowest compliance were sanitation (44%) an

SUBMITTER: Squire JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8163185 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature