Background and RationaleHospital infection prevention and control (IPC) programs aredesigned to minimize rates of preventable healthcare-associatedinfection (HAI) and acquisition of multidrug resistant organisms, whichare among the commonest adverse effects of hospitalization. HospitalAcquired Infections (HAI) is a major global safety concern for bothpatients as well as healthcare professionals. Many factors stimulateinfections among hospitalized patients – ‘decreased resistance amongpatients’; ‘increasing variation of medical procedures’ and ‘invasivetechniques crafting potential routes of infection’; and ‘the transmissionof drug-resistant bacteria’ are packed among hospital populations’,where poor practice in infection control may facilitate transmission(Vinodhini & Bhooma Devi, 2016). The rate of hospital-acquiredinfections is associated with higher healthcare-related mortality rates,length-of-stay, cost, and increased microbial resistance (Abdelrahman,Alhasan, et. al., 2017).According to the World Health Organization (2017), infectioncontrol is acknowledged universally as a solid, and essential basis, forpatient safety; it supports the reduction of hospital-acquired infectionsand related consequences and promotes health. Key in preventingspread of infections is to follow the standard guidelines for infectioncontrol and prevention of which have not been specifically addressedby different settings (Beam & Razonable, 2018).
