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Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(20)30222-9/fulltext
Infection prevention and control compliance in Tanzanian outpatient facilities: a cross-sectional study with implications for the control of COVID-19
Timothy Powell-Jackson, PhD; Jessica J C King, MSc; Christina Makungu, MA; Nicole Spieker, PhD; Susannah Woodd, MSc; Peter Risha, PhD et al.
Open AccessPublished:May 06, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30222-9
Summary
Background
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, weak health systems must not become a vehicle for transmission through poor infection prevention and control practices. We assessed the compliance of health workers with infection prevention and control practices relevant to COVID-19 in outpatient settings in Tanzania, before the pandemic...
...Interpretation
Health worker infection prevention and control compliance, particularly for hand hygiene and disinfection, was inadequate in these outpatient settings. Improvements in provision of supplies and health worker behaviours are urgently needed in the face of the current pandemic...
Infection prevention and control compliance in Tanzanian outpatient facilities: a cross-sectional study with implications for the control of COVID-19
Timothy Powell-Jackson, PhD; Jessica J C King, MSc; Christina Makungu, MA; Nicole Spieker, PhD; Susannah Woodd, MSc; Peter Risha, PhD et al.
Open AccessPublished:May 06, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30222-9
Summary
Background
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, weak health systems must not become a vehicle for transmission through poor infection prevention and control practices. We assessed the compliance of health workers with infection prevention and control practices relevant to COVID-19 in outpatient settings in Tanzania, before the pandemic...
...Interpretation
Health worker infection prevention and control compliance, particularly for hand hygiene and disinfection, was inadequate in these outpatient settings. Improvements in provision of supplies and health worker behaviours are urgently needed in the face of the current pandemic...