Healthcare Providers' adherence on Neonatal infection prevention and control measures and its associated factors in Tanzania: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Adherence to prevention and control of neonatal infection is crucial in reduction and prevention of preventable neonatal deaths due to infection. However, newborn dying due to healthcare acquired infection is still high to 20% in Tanzania. This study investigated the adherence to IPC standards guidelines and associated factors among healthcare workers working within primary and secondary healthcare facilities. The results showed that, the HCWs adherence to standard guideline was 58%. Factors associated with the adherence to IPC standard guideline were, having adequate knowledgeable on IPC standard guideline, being under midwifery or nursing professional and aged between 36 to 50 years old.