Infection prevention and control status at public hospitals and factors associated with COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers in Myanmar: A cross-sectional study.

Autor: Than TM; Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.; Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar., Khaing M; Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar., Hamajima N; Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan., Saw YM; Department of Community and Global Health, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan., Thaung Y; Department of Human Resources for Health, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar., Aung T; Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar., Win EM; Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar., Inthaphatha S; Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.; Asia Satellite Campus Institutes, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan., Nishino K; Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan., Yamamoto E; Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. yamaeiko@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2024 Sep 11; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 956. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 11.
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09863-3
Abstrakt: Background: Hospitals should prepare for emerging diseases and protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from work-related infection. This study aims to assess public hospital preparedness for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a year after the Myanmar government began implementing COVID-19 prevention measures, and to identify factors associated with work-related COVID-19 infection among HCWs in Myanmar.
Methods: In January 2021, data were collected from 101 hospitals and 706 HCWs who had COVID-19 in Myanmar in 2020. Data from the hospitals included basic information, the status of infection prevention and control (IPC), the preparedness for COVID-19 (guidelines, checklists, fever screening, patient pathway, and training), handwashing facilities, and availability of personal protective equipment (PPE). Data of COVID-19 infected HCWs included age, occupation, workplace, severity and source of COVID-19 infection, knowledge and practice of handwashing, and working environment. Chi-square test was performed to compare the preparedness for COVID-19 among three hospital levels (primary, secondary and tertiary levels). Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associated factors of work-related infection of HCWs.
Results: The total number of beds, HCWs, and COVID-19 patients in 2020 at the 101 hospitals was 12,888, 14,421, and 19,835, respectively. The availability of PPE was high in hospitals at all levels. Approximately 80% of hospitals had functional status of IPC, set up fever screening and patient pathway, and provided training on IPC and COVID-19. However, only 39.6% of hospitals had developed COVID-19 guidelines and 55.4% had developed checklists. The percentage of hospitals that prepared each measurement was lowest at the primary level. The factors associated with work-related COVID-19 among HCWs were being 30-39 years old, working as a doctor, working at isolation wards, having disinfection technique training, and having enough PPE at the workplace.
Conclusion: The preparedness for COVID-19 at public hospitals in Myanmar in January 2021 was insufficient, especially in the availability of the guidelines and checklists and at primary hospitals. A support system for hospital pandemic preparedness and monitoring of IPC implementation is needed. The government should prepare for emerging diseases and provide appropriate and adequate PPE and additional training to all HCWs, especially HCWs who work for isolation wards.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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