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Table 1 Distribution of results of the total IPCAF score and scores per core component

From: Assessing infection prevention and control structures in German hospitals after the COVID-19 pandemic using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework (IPCAF): results from 660 hospitals and comparison with a pre-pandemic survey

Component

Score

 

Q10

Q25

Q50

Q75

Q90

Mean

CC1: Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program

70

80

90

95

100

85.7

CC2: IPC guidelines

87.5

92.5

100

100

100

95.9

CC3: IPC education and training

70

75

85

90

95

82.9

CC4: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance

75

85

92.5

97.5

100

89.2

CC5: Multimodal strategies for implementation of IPC interventions

30

55

75

85

95

68.5

CC6: Monitoring/audit of IPC practices and feedback

65

77.5

85

90.6

97.5

83.3

CC7: Workload, staffing and bed occupancy

55

70

85

95

100

81.5

CC8: Built environment, materials and equipment for IPC at the facility level

90

95

97.5

100

100

96.3

Total

589.8

642.5

692.5

737.5

765

683.3

  1. Data from 660 German acute care hospitals in 2023. Abbreviations: IPCAF Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework; CC core component; Q10 tenth percentile; Q25 first quartile; Q50 median (bold numbers); Q75 third quartile; Q90 90th percentile