Infection prevention and control (IPC) implementation in low-resource settings: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has again demonstrated the critical role of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) implementation to combat infectious disease threats. Standards such as the World Health Organization (WHO) IPC minimum requirements offer a basis, but robust evidence on effective IPC implementation strategies in low-resource settings remains limited. We aimed to qualitatively assess IPC implementation themes in these settings.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with IPC experts from low-resource settings, guided by a standardised questionnaire. Applying a qualitative inductive thematic analysis, IPC implementation examples from interview transcripts were coded, collated into sub-themes, grouped again into bro

SUBMITTER: Tomczyk S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8325287 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature