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. 2024 Sep 27;24(1):1046.
doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-09819-7.

Healthcare workers' compliance with COVID-19 prevention and control measures at De Martino Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study

Abdullahi Ibrahim Janay #  1 , Bulent Kilic #  2 , Belgin Unal #  2
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Healthcare workers' compliance with COVID-19 prevention and control measures at De Martino Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study

Abdullahi Ibrahim Janay et al. BMC Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Background: Healthcare workers are a high-risk group for COVID-19 and protecting them is crucial for healthcare delivery. Limited studies have explored compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) practices among Somali healthcare workers. This study aimed to determine compliance with IPC practices among healthcare workers in De Martino Public Hospital, Somalia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the De Martino Public Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia from August to October 2022, with the participation of 204 healthcare workers (response rate = 97%). Compliance was assessed using responses to 25 questions on a five-point Likert-type scale, and a median score of 20 was used to dichotomize compliance scores. A chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were performed to check the associations between healthcare workers' socio-demographic information, IPC-related factors, work conditions and practices on COVID-19, and IPC compliance during healthcare interventions using SPSS 23 version.

Results: In total, 58.3% of the participants had good compliance with IPC. There were significant associations between IPC compliance and the type of healthcare worker (doctors and doctor assistants: 72.3%, nurses and paramedical staff: 67.3%, non-clinical staff: 5.7%, p < 0.01). After adjusting for potential confounding factors, compared to non-clinical staff, doctors and doctor assistants (OR: 12.11, 95% CI: 2.23-65.84) and nurses and paramedical staff (OR: 21.38, 95% CI: 4.23-108.01) had higher compliance with IPC measures. There were no significant associations between compliance and sex, marital status, vaccination status, or smoking (p > 0.05 for all).

Conclusions: Low levels of compliance with COVID-19 IPC measures were observed among hospital workers. Prioritizing awareness campaigns and behavior change interventions, especially among non-clinical staff, is crucial for effective COVID-19 infection prevention and control within hospitals.

Keywords: COVID-19 prevention and control; Compliance; Healthcare workers; Hospital.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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COVID-19 IPC compliance in the HCWs (total IPC, PPE use, HH, other IPC), %. Note: IPC: infection prevention and control, PPE: personal protective equipment, HH: hand hygiene
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