Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication
Summary: Healthcare settings have a high prevalence of infectious agents. This narrative review examines the existing evidence regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool in healthcare facilities. A total of 13 ful...
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| description | Summary: Healthcare settings have a high prevalence of infectious agents. This narrative review examines the existing evidence regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool in healthcare facilities. A total of 13 full length papers from Africa, Asia and Europe were considered for this review. The findings showed that there are discrepancies in the IPCAF values from insufficient to advanced level. The current review shows an advanced IPCAF level in middle income and high income countries. Low income countries showed a lower IPCAF score. There is a need to enhance the IPC capacity building and to supply infection prevention resources to prevent healthcare associated infection (HAI) with a focus on low income countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba4794940e2d4713868321e39218ef002024-03-06T05:28:35ZengElsevierInfection Prevention in Practice2590-08892024-06-0162100351Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implicationAkeza Awealom Asgedom0Corresponding author. Address: Department of Environmental Health Science, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.; Department of Environmental Health Science, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaSummary: Healthcare settings have a high prevalence of infectious agents. This narrative review examines the existing evidence regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool in healthcare facilities. A total of 13 full length papers from Africa, Asia and Europe were considered for this review. The findings showed that there are discrepancies in the IPCAF values from insufficient to advanced level. The current review shows an advanced IPCAF level in middle income and high income countries. Low income countries showed a lower IPCAF score. There is a need to enhance the IPC capacity building and to supply infection prevention resources to prevent healthcare associated infection (HAI) with a focus on low income countries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088924000155IPCAF toolIPCHAIHealthcare facilities |
| spellingShingle | Akeza Awealom Asgedom Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication Infection Prevention in Practice IPCAF tool IPC HAI Healthcare facilities |
| title | Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication |
| title_full | Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication |
| title_fullStr | Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication |
| title_short | Status of infection prevention and control (IPC) as per the WHO standardised Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool: existing evidence and its implication |
| title_sort | status of infection prevention and control ipc as per the who standardised infection prevention and control assessment framework ipcaf tool existing evidence and its implication |
| topic | IPCAF tool IPC HAI Healthcare facilities |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088924000155 |
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