Table 5 Most commonly included critical conditions in QoC/QI tools: Bangladesh compared with select partner countries
Critical conditions | # Bangladesh documents that include condition (n = 19) | % | # documents from 6 partner countries that include condition (n = 19) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sterile instruments | 15 | 79% | 9 | 47% |
Waste segregation | 12 | 63% | 7 | 37% |
Water availability | 12 | 63% | 9 | 47% |
Additional IPC | 11 | 58% | 4 | 21% |
Additional waste management considerations | 11 | 58% | 7 | 37% |
Protocols for cleaning | 11 | 58% | 7 | 37% |
Water, soap, and/or alcohol-based hand rub | 11 | 58% | 10 | 53% |
Gloves | 10 | 53% | 8 | 42% |
Sharps disposal/treatment | 9 | 47% | 9 | 47% |
Additional hand hygiene considerations | 8 | 42% | 7 | 37% |
Health care-associated infection surveillance | 8 | 42% | 2 | 16% |
Infectious waste disposal/treatment | 8 | 42% | 9 | 47% |
Chlorine or other disinfectant | 7 | 37% | 7 | 37% |
National and facility IPC guidelines | 7 | 37% | 4 | 21% |
IPC education and training | 6 | 32% | 3 | 16% |
Monitoring, evaluation, and feedback of IPC practices | 6 | 32% | 1 | 5% |
Sanitation meets the needs of women | 6 | 32% | 9 | 47% |
Additional IPC supplies considerations | 5 | 26% | 5 | 26% |
Additional water considerations | 5 | 26% | 5 | 26% |
Hand hygiene stations near point of care | 5 | 26% | 9 | 47% |
Water source type | 5 | 26% | 6 | 32% |
Distance to water source | 4 | 21% | 6 | 32% |
Hand hygiene stations near toilets | 3 | 16% | 7 | 37% |
Additional sanitation considerations | 2 | 11% | 4 | 21% |
Private sanitation | 2 | 11% | 4 | 21% |
Sanitation meets the needs of staff | 2 | 11% | 9 | 47% |
Training on cleaning | 2 | 11% | 2 | 11% |
Functional sanitation | 1 | 5% | 11 | 58% |
Sanitation meets the needs of people with limited mobility | 1 | 5% | 4 | 21% |
Sanitation type | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |