Analysing the implementation of infection prevention and control measures in health care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the African Region

Table 1 Summary of the number of health care facilities and percentages of those that meet full requirements per IPC components

IPC components	(N = 5163)	Percentage (%)
IPC program	1277	24,78
Triage	1559	30,25
Isolation area	1258	24,41
Hands hygiene	2116	41,06
Personal protective equipment	1274	24,72
Waste segregation	2395	46,48
Waste disposal	2280	44,25
Training on IPC	1389	26,96
Intrahospital surveillance	2047	39,72
Sterilization of reusable materials	1977	38,37
Biocleaning	1867	36,23
Health workers' exposure risk assessment	1840	35,71
Water supply	2209	42,87
Sanitation and hygiene	2918	56,63

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