Infection Prevention and Control, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022 May 30;16(5):889-896. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15504.
Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries are evolving. The objective was to characterize IPC personnel and programs in MENA countries, with special emphasis on the differences between Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and non-GCC countries.
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in 2019 among IPC members of the Arab Countries Infection Control Network (AcicN). The survey focused on three domains; demographic and professional characteristics, organizational structure, and IPC program characteristics.
A total of 269 participants aged 39.9 ± 8.4 years were included in the study. Majority of the participants were females (67.7%), nurses (63.7%), and of Middle-Eastern origin (57.3%). 32.2% of the participants were certified by the Certification Board of Infection Control (CBIC). Only 22.7% of participants were satisfied with their current compensation. Surveillance was the most time-consuming task (26.6%), followed by isolation (12.4%), and investigation of outbreaks (12.1%). Majority of the facilities had at least one IPC personnel per 100 beds (60.9%), supported IPC program (63.9%), a formal IPC committee (93.7%), and an IPC plan (91.4%). Compared with non-GCC countries, GCC countries had significantly more frequent CBIC certification (p = 0.003), training in cleaning/sterilization (p = 0.010), supported IPC program (p = 0.010), formal IPC committee (p = 0.001), IPC plan (p = 0.001), and higher number of IPC personnel per 100 beds (p = 0.047).
MENA countries had generally satisfactory IPC programs and to a lesser extent staffing, with considerable variability between countries with different resources.
中东和北非（MENA）国家的感染预防和控制（IPC）计划正在发展。目的是描述 MENA 国家的 IPC 人员和计划，特别强调海湾合作委员会（GCC）和非 GCC 国家之间的差异。
2019 年，对阿拉伯国家感染控制网络（AcicN）的 IPC 成员进行了横断面在线调查。该调查主要集中在三个领域；人口统计学和专业特征、组织结构和 IPC 计划特征。
共有 269 名年龄为 39.9±8.4 岁的参与者参加了这项研究。大多数参与者是女性（67.7%）、护士（63.7%）和中东血统（57.3%）。32.2%的参与者通过感染控制认证委员会（CBIC）认证。只有 22.7%的参与者对他们目前的薪酬感到满意。监测是最耗时的任务（26.6%），其次是隔离（12.4%）和暴发调查（12.1%）。大多数医疗机构每 100 张床位至少有一名 IPC 人员（60.9%）、支持 IPC 计划（63.9%）、正式的 IPC 委员会（93.7%）和 IPC 计划（91.4%）。与非 GCC 国家相比，GCC 国家的 CBIC 认证频率显著更高（p=0.003）、清洁/消毒培训更频繁（p=0.010）、支持 IPC 计划（p=0.010）、正式的 IPC 委员会（p=0.001）、IPC 计划（p=0.001）和每 100 张床位的 IPC 人员人数更多（p=0.047）。
MENA 国家的 IPC 计划总体上令人满意，在人员配备方面则稍逊一筹，不同资源国家之间存在相当大的差异。
