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April 3, 2026BMJ Public HealthOpen Access

Disease outbreak preparedness: a baseline assessment of infection prevention and control practice in healthcare facilities in Lagos, Nigeria

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OOOlorunfemi OlonireAIAbiola IdowuOWOlolade Wright

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Analytical survey reveals gaps in infection prevention practices in Lagos healthcare facilities, suggesting urgent improvements are needed.

Key Points

  • The study aims to assess the implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in healthcare facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Conducted an analytical cross-sectional survey from July to October 2023.
  • Used multistage random sampling to select 415 healthcare facilities.
  • Administered a structured questionnaire based on the WHO IPC Assessment Framework.
  • Analyzed data with Stata BE 17 software, considering p≤0.05 as statistically significant.
  • Median IPC Assessment Framework score was 207.5 with significant variation among facilities.
  • 48.8% of facilities demonstrated inadequate IPC practices, with a higher prevalence in public facilities at 57.7%.
  • Core components of IPC practices showed variability, with significant weaknesses identified in components 1, 4, and 5.

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Olonire et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5f005a333a821460dd51https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003198
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