Table 3

Selected IPC indicators of government hospitals (n=24)

DomainTotal (%)*
Designated IPC focal person with formal IPC training23/24 (95.8)
IPC committee formed13/20 (65.0)
All persons screened for Ebola on arrival to facility10/24 (41.7)
Functional hand hygiene stations for screening18/24 (75.0)
Designated screener present21/24 (87.5)
Dedicated isolation area21/24 (87.5)
Medical waste segregated6/24 (25.0)
Incinerator present17/23 (73.9)
Incinerator functioning11/17 (64.7)
Water available 24 hours a day10/24 (41.7)
  • *Not all facilities completed every question; denominator listed for each domain.

  • IPC, infection prevention and control.