Knowledge and Compliance with Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control measures among Health Workers in Regional Referral Hospitals in Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional Online Survey

Amanya, Sharon Bright; Nyeko, Richard; Obura, Bonniface; Acen, Joy; Nabasirye, Caroline; Oyella, Florence; Afayo, Victor; Okwir, Mark

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-63627/v1

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“…The main driver of training HWs in Cox's Bazar on IPC was to ensure compliance which was also observed in other countries in Africa and Asia [15][16][17]. Training of the 43 master trainers in Cox's Bazar helped in swiftly building capacity and putting in place a workforce where IPC human resource was limited, yet the task at hand was huge.…”

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Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review

Apolot

Kaddu

Evers

et al. 2023

Int J Equity Health

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Background Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is critical in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and is one of the pillars of the WHO COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2020. We conducted an Intra-Action Review (IAR) of IPC response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to identify best practices, challenges, and recommendations for improvement of the current and future responses. Methods We conducted two meetings with 54 participants purposively selected from different organizations and agencies involved in the frontline implementation of IPC in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. We used the IPC trigger questions from the WHO country COVID-19 IAR: trigger question database to guide the discussions. Meeting notes and transcripts were then analyzed manually using content analysis, and results were presented in text and quotes. Results Best practices included: assessments, a response plan, a working group, trainings, early case identification and isolation, hand hygiene in Health Facilities (HFs), monitoring and feedback, general masking in HFs, supportive supervision, design, infrastructure and environmental controls in Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Isolation and Treatment Centers (SARI ITCs) and HFs and waste management. Challenges included: frequent breakdown of incinerators, limited PPE supply, inconsistent adherence to IPC, lack of availability of uniforms for health workers, in particular cultural and gender appropriate uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Recommendations from the IAR were: (1) to promote the institutionalization of IPC, programs in HFs (2) establishment of IPC monitoring mechanisms in all HCFs, (3) strengthening IPC education and training in health care facilities, and (4) strengthen public health and social measures in communities. Conclusion Establishing IPC programmes that include monitoring and continuous training are critical in promoting consistent and adaptive IPC practices. Response to a pandemic crisis combined with concurrent emergencies, such as protracted displacement of populations with many diverse actors, can only be successful with highly coordinated planning, leadership, resource mobilization, and close supervision.

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Section: Best Practicesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review

Apolot

Kaddu

Evers

et al. 2023

Int J Equity Health

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“…As the number of patients infected with COVID-19 rises, so does the danger of infection to healthcare professionals. Infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures are still crucial to tackle the virus to ensure the safety of healthcare personnel (9). Moreover, the knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists are essential to disease control and prevention (10).…”

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Applying the Social Cognitive Theory: Relationship between Knowledge, Organizational-Environmental, and Self-Efficacy to Community Pharmacists Compliance with COVID-19 Health Protocols

Muin,

Widayanti,

Prabandari

2023

MJMHS

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Introduction: The purpose of this research was to analyze the relationships between pharmacists knowledge, work environment, and self-efficacy to their compliance level with the COVID-19 health protocols. Methods: This cross-sectional study was designed with descriptive correlational data collection using a questionnaire. Simple random sampling was used to choose the participants who are pharmacists from the Special Region of Yogyakarta’s Province. The demographic characteristics of the respondent were presented descriptively. The demographic characteristics of the respondent were presented descriptively. A statistical test was used to assess the correlation between compliance level vs each of the three factors from the Social Cognitive Theory. Results: A total of 262 pharmacists were selected with data collection using a questionnaire. Most of them were in a medium level of compliance (65.6%), while only 19.1% in a high level, and the 15,3% in a low level. Correlation values of 0.463 and 0.409 between variables measuring the organization’s environment and self-effciacy were found to be statistically significant at the p value <0.05. Meanwhile, there was no statistically significant relationship between knowledge and compliance (p>0.05) with correlation value was 0.054. There is good compliance to the COVID-19 health protocols among community pharmacists in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Conclusion: These findings indicate that improving factors from pharmacy organization-environmental and self-efficacy of pharmacists may improve community pharmacists level of compliance to COVID-19 health protocols in pandemic era.

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Uganda

Kuria,

Lambert-Peck,

Kapsandui

et al. 2024

EADI Global Development Series

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The chapter highlights the cost of the pandemic by showing that the lack of recognition of existing inequalities and the needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups subjected them to a higher risk of infection and undermined the broader response to Covid-19. It is clear that Covid-19 disproportionately affected people who were already vulnerable due to comorbidities that are often a result of pre-existing social inequalities. But Covid-19 mitigation and policy responses have also entrenched them. The chapter shows that some response measures and their inadequacy hampered access to mitigation measures. It is recommended to decentralize resource allocation and proper targeting of the most vulnerable, namely, women, informal sector workers, people living with HIV and other diseases, pregnant women, children, the poor, refugees, and people living with disability.

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Knowledge and Compliance with Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control measures among Health Workers in Regional Referral Hospitals in Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional Online Survey

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review

Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review

Applying the Social Cognitive Theory: Relationship between Knowledge, Organizational-Environmental, and Self-Efficacy to Community Pharmacists Compliance with COVID-19 Health Protocols

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