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. 2019 May 22;4(3):e001504. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001504

Table 3.

Selected IPC indicators of government hospitals (n=24)

Domain Total (%)*
Designated IPC focal person with formal IPC training 23/24 (95.8)
IPC committee formed 13/20 (65.0)
All persons screened for Ebola on arrival to facility 10/24 (41.7)
Functional hand hygiene stations for screening 18/24 (75.0)
Designated screener present 21/24 (87.5)
Dedicated isolation area 21/24 (87.5)
Medical waste segregated 6/24 (25.0)
Incinerator present 17/23 (73.9)
Incinerator functioning 11/17 (64.7)
Water available 24 hours a day 10/24 (41.7)

*Not all facilities completed every question; denominator listed for each domain.

IPC, infection prevention and control.