Increasing the infection prevention coverage in Shoarobit Primary Hospital, North Shoa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Introduction Infection prevention and control is a central component of safe and high-quality service delivery at the facility level. With an inadequate practice of infection prevention, the risk of acquiring infections through exposure to blood, body fluids or contaminated materials in healthcare facilities is substantial. Lack of compliance with infection prevention and control measures has a number of consequences. Adherence to infection prevention and control practices is essential to providing safe and high quality patient care across all settings where healthcare is delivered. Objective – The overall objective of the project is to increase infection prevention and patient safety implementation from 50% to 80% at the end of June2011E.C in Shoarobit Primary Hospital ANRS,Ethiopia. Methods –Facility based pre-post interventional study design was applied in Shoarobit Primary Hospital. To understand the actual processes and problems faced on the ground, an actual state analysis was performed after measuring base line assessment. This allowed us to analyzed and understand the bottlenecks and problem areas within the hospital before implementing selected best interventions. Timeline and budget for capstone project completion:-from January 1 st /30 to April /30/2019, with total project budget of 25465 ETB.