Observations of infection prevention and control practices in primary health care, Kenya

Bedoya, Guadalupe; Dolinger, Amy; Rogo, Khama; Mwaura, Njeri; Wafula, Francis; Coarasa, Jorge A.; Goicoechea, Ana; Das, Jishnu

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“…However, in view of the available national and international literature on HH, low compliance with established practices is evident, jeopardizing both user and professional safety (8,11) . In the extra-hospital environment, these data are still incipient (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) . A Spanish study, carried out at PHC and in a hospital environment, found gaps in the knowledge of health professionals regarding the concept of hands hygiene and the use of alcohol solution (16) .…”

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“…The achievement of this is also justified by the relevance of HCAI transmission in PHC, the rare epidemiological reports on this population (5) , the acknowledged deficit of adherence to StanP and SpeP by health professionals in general (11) , the difficulty of comparison between the results of the few recent studies in this care setting (12)(13)(14)(15)(16) and the limited availability of assessment tools (17)(18) , which have not yet been validated.…”

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Knowledge about precautions in Primary Health Care: tool validation

Sako

Felix²,

Kawagoe

et al. 2018

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective To elaborate and validate a tool to assess knowledge and behavior of nursing professionals about standards and specifi c precautions in the Primary Health Care. Method: Methodological study of the elaboration and validation of the tool by thirteen experts judges, using a Likert scale of 4 points, with Content Validity Index ≥ 0.80, on clarity, relevance and pertinence. Results: A tool composed of 47 dichotomous questions to assess knowledge and 12 questions, with fi ve options of answers, for the referred behavior. In the validation, only one item was deleted, related to the "Hands Hygiene" axis and one item was reformulated, regarding "Use of Common Gloves" and another 11 changed writing. The tool as a whole was assessed for relevance, comprehensiveness and representativeness within the scope of the topic investigated. Conclusion: The developed tool has been validated and is now available for use in Primary Health Care. Descriptors: Primary Health Care; Universal Precautions; Validation Studies; Nursing; Continuing Education in Nursing. RESUMO Objetivo: Elaborar e validar instrumento para avaliação do conhecimento e comportamento referido dos profi ssionais de enfermagem sobre precauções padrão e específi ca na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Método: Estudo metodológico de elaboração e validação do instrumento, por treze juízes especialistas, por meio de escala tipo Likert de 4 pontos, com Índice de Validade de Conteúdo ≥ 0,80, sobre clareza, relevância e pertinência. Resultados: Instrumento composto por 47 perguntas dicotômicas para avaliar o conhecimento e 12 perguntas, com cinco opções de respostas, para o comportamento referido. Na validação, apenas um item foi excluído, relativo ao eixo "Higiene das mãos" e um item foi reformulado, relativo a "Uso de luvas" e outros 11 passaram por alteração de redação. Foi avaliado o conjunto do instrumento quanto à relevância, abrangência e representatividade dentro do escopo do tema investigado. Conclusão: A ferramenta desenvolvida foi validada e está agora disponível para uso na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Descritores: Atenção Primária à Saúde; Precauções Universais; Estudos de Validação; Enfermagem; Educação Continuada em Enfermagem. RESUMENObjetivo: Elaborar y validar instrumento para evaluación del conocimiento y comportamiento referido de los profesionales de enfermería sobre precauciones estándar y específi ca en la Atención Primaria a la Salud. Método: Estudio metodológico de elaboración y validación del instrumento, por trece jueces especialistas, por medio de escala tipo Likert de 4 puntos, con Índice de Validez de Contenido ≥ 0,80, sobre claridad, relevancia y pertinencia. Resultados: Instrumento compuesto por 47 preguntas dicotómicas para evaluar el conocimiento y 12 preguntas, con cinco opciones de respuestas, para el comportamiento referido. En la validación, sólo un ítem fue excluido, relativo 1590Knowledge about precautions in Primary Health Care: tool validation Sako MP, Felix AMS, Kawagoe JY, Padoveze MC, Ferreira SA, Zem-Mascarenhas SH, et ...

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Knowledge about precautions in Primary Health Care: tool validation

Sako

Felix²,

Kawagoe

et al. 2018

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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“…Globally, infections acquired during childbirth process contribute to one tenth of the maternal deaths annually [1] [2]. These infections are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, with sepsis accounting for as much as 15% of the 289,000 maternal lives lost globally every year [7] [8].…”

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Factors Associated with Compliance with Infection Control Guidelines in the Management of Labour by Healthcare Workers at Mulago Hospital, Uganda

Komuhangi¹,

Kevin²,

Felex³

et al. 2019

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Globally, infections acquired during childbirth contribute to one tenth of the maternal deaths annually [1] [2]. Factors predisposing to high risks of puerperal infections include non-compliance with Standard Precautions of Infection Control (SPIC), unhygienic births by unskilled birth attendants, multiple vaginal examinations, prolonged labour and premature rapture of membranes [1]. The main purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with compliance to standard precautions of infection control the management of labour by healthcare workers in Mulago Hospital to generate information, which may be used in infection control and prevention practices. A cross-sectional study utilizing a quantitative approach was conducted among 115 healthcare workers. Consecutive sampling was done to include respondents in the study. Data were collected by direct observation and researcher administered questionnaires. Data were coded and entered into the computer using SPSS version 20 with programmed quality control checks. Descriptive data analyses, frequencies, cross tabulations and logistic regression analysis were the major statistical methods used. 103 healthcare workers were involved in the study, where 74% were females. Overall compliance was at 52%, although it varied across domains. The majority of the healthcare workers (95.1%) did not comply with hand hygiene. Being a male was associated with low compliance scores a cross most domains. One of the hospital factors which was significantly associated with compliance to hand hygiene was having had an in-service training with p = 0.008 and p = 0.012 at multivariate analysis. Overall compliance to standard precautions of infection control was

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“…This paper primarily focuses on the possible effects of emojis on healthcare systems and outlines important issues for further consideration. The potential roles of these symbols in infection prevention and control (IPC), as a globally recognized essential part of health systems [9], are further described through the example of using emojis to promote hand hygiene.…”

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Emojis in public health and how they might be used for hand hygiene and infection prevention and control

Lotfinejad

Assadi

Aelami

et al. 2020

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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Emojis are frequently used picture characters known as possible surrogates for non-verbal aspects of behavior. Considering the ability of emojis to enhance and facilitate communication, there has been a growing interest in studying their effects in scientific and health-related topics over the past few years. Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a field of medicine that is directly associated with specific behaviors. These include hand hygiene, which is the cornerstone of the prevention of healthcare-associated infections, and essential in stemming the spread of antimicrobial resistance. This paper aims to provide an overview of how emojis have been used in the medical and public health literature and proposes their possible use in IPC and hand hygiene to put forth a vision for the future research.

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Observations of infection prevention and control practices in primary health care, Kenya

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Knowledge about precautions in Primary Health Care: tool validation

Knowledge about precautions in Primary Health Care: tool validation

Factors Associated with Compliance with Infection Control Guidelines in the Management of Labour by Healthcare Workers at Mulago Hospital, Uganda

Emojis in public health and how they might be used for hand hygiene and infection prevention and control

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