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Table 3.3.2 Standard precautions for infection control by region
Percentage of facilities with sterilization equipment somewhere in the facility and other items for standard precautions available in the general outpatient area of the facility on the day of the survey by region, Senegal
SCSPA 2012–2013
Items
Region
Dakar Diourbel Fatick Kaffrine Kaolack Kédougou Kolda Louga Matam
Saint
Louis Sédhiou
Tambacounda
Thiès Ziguinchor
Total
Sterilization equipment 1 9 7 2 6 6 4 5 13 4 0 3 3 7 5 6
Equipment for high-level disinfection 2 75 95 82 98 86 48 57 100 65 91 77 72 69 91 80
Safe final disposal of sharps waste 3 85 74 92 11 81 78 73 94 99 100 88 23 89 85 80
Safe final disposal of infectious
waste 4 79 51 80 6 63 14 60 76 61 80 51 8 54 52 59
Appropriate storage of sharps waste 5 63 98 100 95 98 96 87 94 94 82 100 80 95 94 87
Appropriate storage of infectious
waste 6 39 44 49 30 94 96 41 36 26 29 58 69 88 69 55
Disinfectant 7 80 72 100 100 100 100 95 87 95 94 100 100 94 98 91
Syringes and needles 8 65 47 100 100 100 95 84 35 13 35 92 94 79 92 71
Soap 90 100 100 100 100 89 92 79 49 67 100 94 97 98 90
Running water 9 88 95 82 100 94 68 89 77 49 72 97 89 91 97 86
Soap and running water 88 95 82 100 94 68 89 77 43 67 97 89 91 97 86
Alcohol-based hand disinfectant 73 54 63 100 58 95 41 53 19 53 22 94 89 9 61
Soap and running water or else
alcohol-based hand disinfectant 96 95 100 100 100 95 89 83 45 86 100 94 91 97 92
Latex gloves 10 75 95 100 100 100 100 95 94 77 91 100 94 94 98 91
Medical masks 37 5 10 25 0 32 35 20 4 2 35 20 43 38 25
Gowns 92 100 100 100 100 89 100 83 77 75 100 89 96 98 93
Eye protection 10 0 0 5 6 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4
Guidelines for standard precautions 11 33 66 94 100 98 39 60 53 41 59 66 39 55 58 57
Number of facilities 71 25 22 14 23 9 17 23 17 29 12 24 48 29 364
Note: The indicators presented in this table comprise the standard precautions domain for assessing general service readiness within the health facility assessment methodology proposed by WHO and USAID
(WHO 2012).
1 Facility reports that some instruments are processed in the facility and the facility has a functioning electric dry heat sterilizer, a functioning electric autoclave, or a non-electric autoclave with a functioning heat
source available somewhere in the facility.
2 Facility reports that some instruments are processed in the facility and the facility has an electric pot or other pot with heat source for high-level disinfection by boiling or high-level disinfection by steaming or else
facility has chlorine, formaldehyde, or glutaraldehyde for chemical high-level disinfection available somewhere in the facility on the day of the survey.
3 The process of sharps waste disposal is incineration, and the facility has a functioning incinerator with fuel on the day of survey, or else the facility disposes of sharps waste by means of open burning in a protected
area, dumping without burning in a protected area, or removal offsite with storage in a protected area prior to removal offsite.
4 The process of infectious waste disposal is incineration, and the facility has a functioning incinerator with fuel on the day of survey, or else the facility disposes of infectious waste by means of open burning in a
protected area, dumping without burning in a protected area, or removal offsite with storage in a protected area prior to removal offsite.
5 Sharps container observed in general outpatient service area, in area where HIV testing is done if facility does HIV testing, as well as in area where minor surgery is done, if facility does minor surgeries
6 Waste receptacles observed in general outpatient service area, in area where HIV testing is done if facility does HIV testing, as well as in area where minor surgery is done, if facility does minor surgeries
7 Chlorine-based or other country-specific disinfectants used for environmental disinfection are available in the general outpatient area.
8 Single-use standard disposable syringes with needles or else auto-disable syringes with needles available in the general outpatient area.
9 Piped water, water in bucket with specially fitted tap, or water in pour pitcher is available in the general outpatient area.
10 Non-latex equivalent gloves are acceptable.
11 Any guideline for infection control in health facilities is available in the general outpatient area.
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