What is it about?
To practice adequate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures, health professional students need to have adequate knowledge of IPC. In this study, we assessed the knowledge of health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences on Infection Prevention and Control.
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Why is it important?
IPC knowledge was good among health professional students in Makerere University although more emphasis is needed to improve on their IPC knowledge in various sections like hand hygiene. Infection Prevention and Control courses can be taught to these students starting from their first year of university education.
Perspectives
This article came timely at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda and the world. Health professional students need to ensure that they have up-to-date knowledge about IPC.
Nkalubo Jonathan
Makerere University
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This page is a summary of: Knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control and associated factors among undergraduate health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda, PLoS ONE, August 2021, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255984.
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