Open AccessHealthcare workers’ adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases (a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis)
Author(s) -
BeyMarrié Schmidt,
Sara Cooper,
Alison B. Wiyeh,
Charles Shey Wiysonge
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i7.14887
Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , health care , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , respiratory infection , infectious disease (medical specialty) , respiratory system , disease , economics , economic growth
COVID-19 spreads easily between people who are in close contact, or through coughs and sneezes. As the number of cases continues to increase, healthcare workers (HCWs) are notably at risk as a result of frequency of contact with suspected cases or infected people. Use of infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies by HCWs is therefore important. We summarise the evidence from a rapid Cochrane qualitative evidence synthesis by Houghton et al. on barriers and facilitators to HCWs' adherence to IPC guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases.