1. Infection prevention and control training and capacity building during the Ebola epidemic in Guinea.
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Heidi M Soeters, Lamine Koivogui, Lindsey de Beer, Candice Y Johnson, Dianka Diaby, Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, Fatoumata Touré, Fodé Ousmane Bangoura, Michelle A Chang, Nora Chea, Ellen M Dotson, Alyssa Finlay, David Fitter, Mary J Hamel, Carmen Hazim, Maribeth Larzelere, Benjamin J Park, Alexander K Rowe, Angela M Thompson-Paul, Anthony Twyman, Moumié Barry, Godlove Ntaw, and Alpha Oumar Diallo
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
During the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, a key epidemiological feature was disease transmission within healthcare facilities, indicating a need for infection prevention and control (IPC) training and support.IPC training was provided to frontline healthcare workers (HCW) in healthcare facilities that were not Ebola treatment units, as well as to IPC trainers and IPC supervisors placed in healthcare facilities. Trainings included both didactic and hands-on components, and were assessed using pre-tests, post-tests and practical evaluations. We calculated median percent increase in knowledge.From October-December 2014, 20 IPC courses trained 1,625 Guineans: 1,521 HCW, 55 IPC trainers, and 49 IPC supervisors. Median test scores increased 40% (interquartile range [IQR]: 19-86%) among HCW, 15% (IQR: 8-33%) among IPC trainers, and 21% (IQR: 15-30%) among IPC supervisors (all P
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- 2018
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