Facility readiness in low and middle-income countries to address care of high risk/ small and sick newborns

Narayanan, Indira; Nsungwa-Sabiti, Jesca; Lusyati, Setyadewi; Rohsiswatmo, Rinawati; Thomas, Niranjan; Kamalarathnam, Chinnathambi N.; Wembabazi, Jane Judith; Kirabira, Victoria Nakibuuka; Waiswa, Peter; Data, Santorino; Kajjo, Darious; Mubiri, Paul; Ochola, Emmanuel; Shrestha, Pradita; Choi, Ha Young; Ramasethu, Jayashree

doi:10.1186/s40748-019-0105-9

Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology

Table 4 Infection Prevention

From: Facility readiness in low and middle-income countries to address care of high risk/ small and sick newborns

Type of Hospital	1.UG- ^a Tertiary Urban	2.UG- Public Regional Urban	3.UG- Public Regional Urban	4.UG- Public District Urban	5.UG- Public District Urban	6.UG- Public District Rural	7.UG- Public District Rural	8.UG- Public District Rural	9.UG- ^aDistrict Rural	10.UG -^aDistrict Rural	11.INDO-Public Tertiary Urban	12.INDO- Public Tertiary Urban	13.INDO- Public Regional Urban	14.INDO- Public District Urban	15.INDIA-^a Tertiary Urban	16.INDIA- Public Tertiary Urban
Alcohol hand rub	Select places	Select places	Select places	No	Select places	Select places	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Linen Source	Hospital	Family	Family	Family	Family	Family	Family	Family	Family	Family	Hospital	Hospital	Hospital	Hospital	Hospital	Hospital
Handling of linen	HW, LD	HW, LD	MW, MD	HW; LD/ DG	HW, LD	HW, LD	HW; LD/ DG	HW; LD/ DG	HW; LD/ DG	HW; LD/ DG	HW, LD	MW, MD	MW, MD	MW, MD, A	MW, MD	MW, MD,A
Reproces- sing of suction bulb	Washed ^b	Washed ^b	Washed ^b and wiped with alcohol	Washed^b	Washed ^b	Soaked in “jik”^c	Washed^b	Washed^b	Washed^b	Washed^b	Washed^b	X	X	Washed^b	Single use	X
Reproces-sing of bag and mask	Only mask washed^b	Only mask washed ^b	Bag and mask wiped with “jik”^c	Only mask dipped in “jik” ^c	Only mask washed^b	Only mask washed ^b	Only mask dipped in “jik” ^c	Only mask dipped in “jik” ^c	Only mask dipped in “jik” ^c	Only mask dipped in “jik” ^c	Only mask washed ^b	Disassembled and sterilized every time	Disassembled and sterilized every time	Only mask cleaned with alcohol	Only mask washed^b	Disassembled and sterilized once a day
Use of antibiotics	1 vial for each baby	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial	1 vial for each baby	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial	1 vial for each baby	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial	shared vial

X – Not applicable; ^a - Private, Not for Profit Hospital; UG Uganda, Indo Indonesia, HW, LD Hand-washed, line dried, HW; LD/DG Hand-washed, line-dried/ dried on ground, MW,MD Machine washed, machine dried, MW,MD,A Machine washed, machine dried and autoclaved ^b- Washed with soap and water; ^c - Jik is a chlorine-based solution into which the item is dipped or soaked for decontamination; after which it is washed with soap and water

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