INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH) INFRASTRUCTURE AS A DETERMINANT OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPC): A FACILITY-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON COMPLIANCE IN SECONDARY HEALTH FACILITIES IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED SETTINGS IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA
In protracted conflict settings, degraded health infrastructure compromises patient safety, yet the dependence of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) compliance on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructures is rarely quantified. This study evaluated the relationship between WASH infrastructures and IPC compliance in secondary health facilities in Borno State, Nigeria. A facility-based cross-sectional assessment was conducted in 12 purposively selected secondary health facilities, representing one-thir …