Exploring the Role of Healthcare Personnel in Designing Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results
(a) 401 studies retrieved from three databases CINAHL, SCOPUS, and PubMed and by snowballing, stratified by year of publication | (b) Studies included in the analysis were 12, stratified by country of publication |
Authors | Country | Aim | Methods |
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Miranda et al. 2014 [34] | Mozambique | To investigate Mozambican HCWs’ perceptions of their occupational TB risk and the measures they report using to reduce this risk and to explore the challenges HCWs encounter while using these TB-IPC measures | Qualitative study design, focus group discussions |
Zinatsa et al. [15] | South Africa | This study sought to (1) identify factors influencing TB infection control behaviour at PHC level within a high TB-burden district and (2) in a participatory manner elicit recommendations from HCWs for improved TB infection control | A qualitative case study |
Gemmae et al. 2019 [35] | USA | The study sought to characterise perceptions of respiratory protective equipment, identify reasons for use, and examine how work routines might impede or facilitate protocol adherence | Qualitative study design, focus group discussions |
Prince et al. 2020 [13] | South Africa | This study sought to elicit perceptions of informed persons within the health system regarding health system barriers to protecting health workers from tuberculosis | Qualitative study |
Karina et al. 2021 [12] | South Africa | To examine the role of health workers and managers’ adaptive responses to move the agenda on decentralised DR-TB care forward in pragmatic ways, against a backdrop of structural resource constraints and policy tensions | Qualitative research |
Saiful et al. 2022 [27] | Bangladesh | The study examined healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes towards TB IPC guidelines and their perceptions regarding the hospitals’ preparedness in Bangladesh | A qualitative exploration |
Patrick et al. 2020 [28] | Nigeria | The aim of this study was to determine the levels of TBIC-related knowledge and practices of nurses in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria and their associated socio-demographic factors | Cross-sectional study |
Anja et al. 2021 [30] | Gabon | The study was initiated to gain insight into current TBIC practices in different healthcare facilities in Moyen-Ogooué province, in order to properly quantify the dimension of the problem, with the intention to establish baseline data for the future implementation of TBIC measures | Cross-sectional study |
Tadesse et al. [29] | Ethiopia | To assess tuberculosis infection control practices and associated factors among healthcare workers in hospitals of Gamo Gofa Zone, southern Ethiopia | Cross-sectional study |
Regiane et al. 2020 [31] | Mozambique | This study explores how Mozambique’s legal framework and health system governance facilitate—or hinder—implementation of protective measures in its public (state-provided) healthcare sector | Mixed-methods approach |
Biermann et al. 2020 [37] | Multi-country | The aim of this study was to describe attitudes of National TB programme managers related to ACF policy development, implementation, and scale-up in the 30 high-burden countries, which potentially impact the development and implementation of national ACF policies | Mixed-methods study with an embedded design: A cross-sectional survey and qualitative |
Nazneen et al. 2020 [32] | Bangladesh | This study aimed to assess the status of and barriers impeding the implementation of TB-IPC measures in TB-specialty hospitals and tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh | Mixed-methods study |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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MEDLINE | Scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals; linked full text; date of publication: 20100101-20231231; abstract available |
CINAHL | Linked full text; abstract available; published date: 20000101-20221231; English language; peer-reviewed; research article; exclude MEDLINE records |
SCOPUS | Scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals; linked full text; date of publication: 200020101-20231231; abstract available |
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Masuku, S.; Mooa, R.S.; Peu, M.D. Exploring the Role of Healthcare Personnel in Designing Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 524. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050524
Masuku S, Mooa RS, Peu MD. Exploring the Role of Healthcare Personnel in Designing Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(5):524. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050524
Chicago/Turabian StyleMasuku, Sikhethiwe, Ramadimetja Shirley Mooa, and Mmapheko Doriccah Peu. 2024. "Exploring the Role of Healthcare Personnel in Designing Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 5: 524. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21050524