Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Jul 2017
Multicenter Study Observational StudyObservations of infection prevention and control practices in primary health care, Kenya.
To assess compliance with infection prevention and control practices in primary health care in Kenya. ⋯ The observational tool was effective for assessing compliance with infection prevention and control practices across multiple domains in primary health care in a low-income country. Compliance varied widely across infection prevention and control domains. The weak associations observed between compliance and the characteristics of health-care workers and facilities, such as knowledge and the availability of supplies, suggest that a broader focus on behavioural change is required.
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An epidemic of overdoses and deaths from opioids is fuelled by increased prescribing and sales in North America. Tatum Anderson reports.
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To quantify the impact on mortality of offering a hypothetical set of technically feasible, high-impact interventions for maternal and child survival during India's 2010-2013 measles supplementary immunization activity. ⋯ In India, a measles vaccination campaign including feasible, high-impact interventions could substantially increase the number of lives saved and mitigate gender-related inequities in child mortality.