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Table 4 TB infection control measures observed at facilities

From: Factors associated with good TB infection control practices among primary healthcare workers in the Free State Province, South Africa

Observed

n (%)

Personal protective equipment

 N95 respirators available

32 (78.0)

 TB nurses wearing N95 respirators

5 (12.2)

Environmental controls

 Open window stickers

35 (85.4)

 Open window register

12 (30.0)

 Open windows in all consulting rooms

12 (29.3)

 Open windows in all waiting areas

9 (22.5)

Administrative controls

 Tissues available for coughing patients

7 (17.1)

 Face masks available for coughing patients

3 (7.3)

 Coughing patients wearing masks

2 (4.9)

 Appropriate colour –coded waste bins available in waiting area for tissues/masks

3 (7.3)

 Appropriate colour –coded waste bins available in consulting rooms for tissues/masks

37 (92.5)

 Separate waiting area for (presumptive) TB patients

11 (26.8)