An assessment of infection prevention and control implementation in Malawian hospitals using the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) tool
Whilst there has been some degree of implementation of WHO IPC guidelines in Malawi's healthcare system, there is significant room for improvement. The IPCAF tool revealed that monitoring/audit and feedback, HAI surveillance and workload, staffing and bed occupancy need to be strengthened. The IPCAF scoring system may need reconsidering given the centrality of these domains to IPC.
Authors
- Nicholas Feasey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-1405)
- Wala Kamchedzera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-4270)
- Tara Tancred (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8718-5110)
- Owen Musopole
- Dorica Ng’ambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8766-8669)
- Emmie Jingini
- Hope Chadwala
- Thomasena O'Byrne
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- Ministry of Health (MW)
- Christian Health Association of Malawi (MW)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100388
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.67
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research