ABSTRACT
Infection prevention and control is an important topic in the delivery of quality health care because it aims at protecting the patient, the health worker as well as the general public. The main objective of the study was to determine if health workers comply with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) policy guidelines during health care delivery. A crosssectional design was used in this study to assess the level of compliance with the IPC policy of Ghana by health workers at La General Hospital. The population of the study consisted of health personnel working at the La General Hospital. Stratified sampling method was used to select a sample of 143 participants for the study. The result of the study indicates that knowledge in IPC among health workers in La General Hospital was high, as 97% of participants had adequate knowledge with 64% of this proportion having excellent knowledge. Availability of infection prevention and control resources to health workers always was 31.4%. Noncompliance due to time constraint at work was 66.4%. Compliance of health workers with IPC guidelines was 30.7%. From the results of this study, health worker knowledge on IPC is high. This notwithstanding, regular workshops and in-service training on IPC must be continued to improve the standards of health delivery practice with regards to IPC. Management is encouraged to improve the availability of IPC resources to health workers. Again management is called upon to duly regulate staff workload in order that staff do not get over burdened, and their time constrained for that matter.
KONDOR, V (2021). Health Worker With Infection Prevention And Control Policy in Ghana: A Case of La General Hospital. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/health-worker-with-infection-prevention-and-control-policy-in-ghana-a-case-of-la-general-hospital
KONDOR, VINCENTIA "Health Worker With Infection Prevention And Control Policy in Ghana: A Case of La General Hospital" Afribary. Afribary, 13 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/health-worker-with-infection-prevention-and-control-policy-in-ghana-a-case-of-la-general-hospital. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
KONDOR, VINCENTIA . "Health Worker With Infection Prevention And Control Policy in Ghana: A Case of La General Hospital". Afribary, Afribary, 13 Apr. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/health-worker-with-infection-prevention-and-control-policy-in-ghana-a-case-of-la-general-hospital >.
KONDOR, VINCENTIA . "Health Worker With Infection Prevention And Control Policy in Ghana: A Case of La General Hospital" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/health-worker-with-infection-prevention-and-control-policy-in-ghana-a-case-of-la-general-hospital