Assessing the state of infection prevention and control in cameroon: a cross-sectional workshop evaluation using socioecological models.

Autor:	Nteungue BAK; Department of Public Health, Central University of Nicaragua, Managua, Republic of Nicaragua.; School of Public Health, Texila American University, Georgetown, Republic of Guyana., Tandi E; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University, Republic of Korea.; Department for Health Promotion, Ministry of Health, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon.; Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea., Campbell J; Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA., Bilounga Ndongo C; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Republic of Cameroon.; Department for the Control of Diseases, Epidemics and Pandemics, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon., Tania BL; World Health Organization, Cameroon Country Office, Republic of Cameroon., Acho A; Department of Public Health, Central University of Nicaragua, Managua, Republic of Nicaragua.; GHSA, Management Sciences for Health, Republic of Cameroon., Ndougou DR; School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa (ESS-UCAC), Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon., Habimana R; Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea., Myriam AS; School of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Central Africa (ESS-UCAC), Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon., Nteungue BBK; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Republic of Cameroon., Yannick O; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Republic of Cameroon., Bitang LJ; Emergency Center of Yaounde (CURY), Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon., Mballa GAE; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Republic of Cameroon.; Public Health Emergency Operation Coordination Center, Ministry of Health, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon., Boum Y; Public Health Emergency Operation Coordination Center, Ministry of Health, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon.; Institute Pasteur, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Infection prevention in practice [Infect Prev Pract] 2024 Oct 24; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 100408. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 24 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100408
Abstrakt:	Objectives: Infection prevention and control (IPC) contributes to the reduction of healthcare associated infections. Notwithstanding the global attention with available guidelines and tools, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still struggle to put into place effective IPC programmes. Here, we use a socioecological approach to summarize the findings of a recent workshop on the implementation of IPC activities in Cameroon. Study Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study on the assessment of the IPC in Cameroon. Methods: Experts and key stakeholders involved in IPC in Cameroon evaluated the implementation of infection prevention and control during a 4-day workshop. Detailed summaries of workshop discussions and recommendations were created. Data were clustered into themes guided by the WHO core component of IPC. Results were analyzed using the socioecological model of Bronfenbrenner, McLeroy and the theory of Grol and Wensing on successful implementation of practices in healthcare settings. Results: Cameroon does not have an effective IPC programme in place but has developed some areas of the World Health Organization (WHO) IPC core components across the guideline level, the individual level, the organizational level, and the political level. Conclusion: Cameroon is still far from the norms and standards laid out by the WHO. The evidence generated from the current analysis should contribute to improve policies and strategies towards an effective IPC programme in Cameroon and other LMICs. Competing Interests: None declared. (© 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society.)
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