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Implementation of the infection prevention and control core components at the national level: a global situational analysis.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential to combat healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and to prevent and respond to outbreaks.

Aim

To assess national IPC programmes worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO) IPC core components.

Methods

Between June 1st, 2017 and November 30th, 2018, a multi-country, cross-sectional study was conducted, based on semi-structured interviews with national IPC focal points of countries that pledged to the WHO 'Clean Care is Safer Care' challenge. Results and differences between regions and national income levels were summarized using descriptive statistics.

Findings

Eighty-eight of 103 (85.4%) eligible countries participated; 22.7% were low-income, 19.3% lower-middle-income, 23.9% upper-middle-income, and 34.1% high-income economies. A national IPC programme existed in 62.5%, but only 26.1% had a dedicated budget. National guidelines were available in 67.0%, but only 36.4% and 21.6% of countries had an implementation strategy and evaluated compliance with guidelines, respectively. Undergraduate IPC curriculum and in-service and postgraduate IPC training were reported by 35.2%, 54.5%, and 42% of countries, respectively. Healthcare-associated infection surveillance was reported by 46.6% of countries, with significant differences ranging from 83.3% (high-income) to zero (low-income) (P < 0.001); monitoring and feedback of IPC indicators was reported by 65.9%. Only 12.5% of countries had all core components in place.

Conclusion

Most countries have IPC programme and guidelines, but many less have invested adequate resources and translated them in implementation and monitoring, particularly in low-income countries. Leadership support at the national and global level is needed to achieve implementation of the core components in all countries.

SUBMITTER: Tartari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7884929 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Implementation of the infection prevention and control core components at the national level: a global situational analysis.

Tartari E E   Tomczyk S S   Pires D D   Zayed B B   Coutinho Rehse A P AP   Kariyo P P   Stempliuk V V   Zingg W W   Pittet D D   Allegranzi B B  

The Journal of hospital infection 20201130


<h4>Background</h4>Strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential to combat healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and to prevent and respond to outbreaks.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess national IPC programmes worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO) IPC core components.<h4>Methods</h4>Between June 1<sup>st</sup>, 2017 and November 30<sup>th</sup>, 2018, a multi-country, cross-sectional study was conducted, based on semi-structured interviews with  ...[more]

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