Infection Prevention and Control at Lira University Hospital, Uganda: More Needs to Be Done

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dc.contributor.authorOpollo, Marc Sam
dc.contributor.authorOtim, Tom Charles
dc.contributor.authorKizito, Walter
dc.contributor.authorThekkur, Pruthu
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Ajay M. V.
dc.contributor.authorKitutu, Freddy Eric
dc.contributor.authorKisame, Rogers
dc.contributor.authorZolfo, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T13:27:38Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T13:27:38Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractGlobally, 5–15% of hospitalized patients acquire infections (often caused by antimicrobialresistant microbes) due to inadequate infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. We used the World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework’ (IPCAF) tool to assess the IPC compliance at Lira University hospital (LUH), a teaching hospital in Uganda. We also characterized challenges in completing the tool. This was a hospital-based, crosssectional study conducted in November 2020. The IPC focal person at LUH completed the WHO IPCAF tool. Responses were validated, scored, and interpreted per WHO guidelines. The overall IPC compliance score at LUH was 225/800 (28.5%), implying a basic IPC compliance level. There was no IPC committee, no IPC team, and no budgets. Training was rarely or never conducted. There was no surveillance system and no monitoring/audit of IPC activities. Bed capacity, water, electricity, and disposal of hospital waste were adequate. Disposables and personal protective equipment were not available in appropriate quantities. Major challenges in completing the IPCAF tool were related to the detailed questions requiring repeated consultation with other hospital stakeholders and the long time it took to complete the tool. IPC compliance at LUH was not optimal. The gaps identified need to be addressed urgently.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOpollo, M.S.; Otim, T.C.; Kizito, W.; Thekkur, P.; Kumar, A.M.V.; Kitutu, F.E.; Kisame, R.; Zolfo, M. Infection Prevention and Control at Lira University Hospital, Uganda: More Needs to Be Done. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 69. https:// doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020069en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps:// doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6020069
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1828
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTropical Medicine & Infection Diseaseen_US
dc.subjectCore components of infection prevention and controlen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare-associated infectionsen_US
dc.subjectOperational researchen_US
dc.subjectSORT IT (Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative)en_US
dc.subjectLow-income and middle-income countriesen_US
dc.titleInfection Prevention and Control at Lira University Hospital, Uganda: More Needs to Be Doneen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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