A mixed-methods investigation to understand and improve the scaled-up infection prevention and control in primary care health facilities during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Sierra Leone

A mixed-methods investigation to understand and improve the scaled-up infection prevention and control in primary care health facilities during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Sierra Leone

Abstract Background The 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa became a humanitarian crisis that exposed significant gaps in infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity in primary care facilities in Sierra Leone. Operational partners recognized the national gap and rapidly scaled-up an IPC trai...

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Main Authors: Lara Shiu-yi Ho, Ruwan Ratnayake, Rashid Ansumana, Hannah Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Ebola
Sierra Leone
Infection prevention and control
Mixed methods research
Humanitarian emergency
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11634-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11634-7

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