Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach

Access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is essential for the delivery of high-quality care in healthcare facilities and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections such as the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2. In addition, unimpeded access to WASH facilities in coronavirus disease 2...

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Autores principales:	Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Kingsley E. Amegah, Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Gloria Ntow-Kummi, Maxwell Kudzo Adjei, Joyce Amponsah, John T. Ayivase, Serwah Amoah, Anthony Ashinyo, Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, Hectoria Awekeya, Agnes Codjoe, Isaac Eyram Tegbey, Akosua Takyiwah O. Kwakye, Samuel Kaba Akoriyea
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Materias:	covid-19 ghana healthcare facilities healthcare quality and safety infection prevention and control wash Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ab7a3c0275b14cc48b5b9298c873b97f2021-11-05T19:31:56ZEvaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach2043-90832408-936210.2166/washdev.2021.254https://doaj.org/article/ab7a3c0275b14cc48b5b9298c873b97f2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://washdev.iwaponline.com/content/11/3/398https://doaj.org/toc/2043-9083https://doaj.org/toc/2408-9362Access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is essential for the delivery of high-quality care in healthcare facilities and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections such as the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2. In addition, unimpeded access to WASH facilities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment centres (TCs) is central in facilitating compliance with infection prevention and control protocols. However, data for the WASH status of COVID-19 TCs in Ghana are limited. We evaluated the WASH status of seven COVID-19 TCs in Ghana using the WHO/UNICEF water and sanitation for health facility improvement tool (WASH FIT). The water domain had the highest number of indicators meeting standards with an average percentage score of 90.5% (range: 66.7–100%) across the seven TCs, followed by management (66.9%) and hygiene (58.7%). The TCs performed poorly in the sanitation and healthcare waste domain, with an average percentage score of 44.6% (range: 22.2–75%). These findings highlight the challenges being faced by COVID-19 TCs in implementing WASH services. Specific WASH interventions are urgently required to strengthen WASH services in the COVID-19 TCs. This should precede the prioritisation of resources to WASH infrastructure in the treatment facilities coupled with actions that involve all stakeholders. HIGHLIGHTS Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities is crucial in preventing the transmission of highly infectious diseases.; We used the WHO/UNICEF water and sanitation for health facility improvement tool (WASH FIT) to evaluate the WASH status of COVID-19 treatment centres (TCs).; There were gaps in the performance of the TCs across the four WASH domains.; We call for the prioritisation of resources to WASH infrastructure in the TCs.; This is crucial in building a resilient WASH system in the treatment facilities.;Mary Eyram AshinyoKingsley E. AmegahStephen Dajaan DubikGloria Ntow-KummiMaxwell Kudzo AdjeiJoyce AmponsahJohn T. AyivaseSerwah AmoahAnthony AshinyoSodzi Sodzi-TetteyHectoria AwekeyaAgnes CodjoeIsaac Eyram TegbeyAkosua Takyiwah O. KwakyeSamuel Kaba AkoriyeaIWA Publishingarticlecovid-19ghanahealthcare facilitieshealthcare quality and safetyinfection prevention and controlwashEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066ENJournal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 398-404 (2021)
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topic	covid-19 ghana healthcare facilities healthcare quality and safety infection prevention and control wash Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066
spellingShingle	covid-19 ghana healthcare facilities healthcare quality and safety infection prevention and control wash Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Mary Eyram Ashinyo Kingsley E. Amegah Stephen Dajaan Dubik Gloria Ntow-Kummi Maxwell Kudzo Adjei Joyce Amponsah John T. Ayivase Serwah Amoah Anthony Ashinyo Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey Hectoria Awekeya Agnes Codjoe Isaac Eyram Tegbey Akosua Takyiwah O. Kwakye Samuel Kaba Akoriyea Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach
description	Access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is essential for the delivery of high-quality care in healthcare facilities and the prevention of hospital-acquired infections such as the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2. In addition, unimpeded access to WASH facilities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment centres (TCs) is central in facilitating compliance with infection prevention and control protocols. However, data for the WASH status of COVID-19 TCs in Ghana are limited. We evaluated the WASH status of seven COVID-19 TCs in Ghana using the WHO/UNICEF water and sanitation for health facility improvement tool (WASH FIT). The water domain had the highest number of indicators meeting standards with an average percentage score of 90.5% (range: 66.7–100%) across the seven TCs, followed by management (66.9%) and hygiene (58.7%). The TCs performed poorly in the sanitation and healthcare waste domain, with an average percentage score of 44.6% (range: 22.2–75%). These findings highlight the challenges being faced by COVID-19 TCs in implementing WASH services. Specific WASH interventions are urgently required to strengthen WASH services in the COVID-19 TCs. This should precede the prioritisation of resources to WASH infrastructure in the treatment facilities coupled with actions that involve all stakeholders. HIGHLIGHTS Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities is crucial in preventing the transmission of highly infectious diseases.; We used the WHO/UNICEF water and sanitation for health facility improvement tool (WASH FIT) to evaluate the WASH status of COVID-19 treatment centres (TCs).; There were gaps in the performance of the TCs across the four WASH domains.; We call for the prioritisation of resources to WASH infrastructure in the TCs.; This is crucial in building a resilient WASH system in the treatment facilities.;
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author	Mary Eyram Ashinyo Kingsley E. Amegah Stephen Dajaan Dubik Gloria Ntow-Kummi Maxwell Kudzo Adjei Joyce Amponsah John T. Ayivase Serwah Amoah Anthony Ashinyo Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey Hectoria Awekeya Agnes Codjoe Isaac Eyram Tegbey Akosua Takyiwah O. Kwakye Samuel Kaba Akoriyea
author_facet	Mary Eyram Ashinyo Kingsley E. Amegah Stephen Dajaan Dubik Gloria Ntow-Kummi Maxwell Kudzo Adjei Joyce Amponsah John T. Ayivase Serwah Amoah Anthony Ashinyo Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey Hectoria Awekeya Agnes Codjoe Isaac Eyram Tegbey Akosua Takyiwah O. Kwakye Samuel Kaba Akoriyea
author_sort	Mary Eyram Ashinyo
title	Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach
title_short	Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach
title_full	Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach
title_fullStr	Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach
title_sort	evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of covid-19 healthcare facilities in ghana using the wash fit approach
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ab7a3c0275b14cc48b5b9298c873b97f
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Evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene status of COVID-19 healthcare facilities in Ghana using the WASH FIT approach

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