Compliance with infection prevention and control standard precautions and associated factors among healthcare workers in four health facilities in Fako division, Cameroon

Compliance with infection prevention control standard precaution measures of HCWs in the Fako Division was suboptimal and varied according to professional qualifications, health facilities, and departments. Factors associated with good compliance with IPC measures have been identified. These findings highlight the need for hospital-based interventions to improve HCW compliance with IP measures and break the infection transmission chain in the hospitals.