NCT03822039

WHO Checklist- Based Infection Prevention Guidelines in Mulago Hospital

Compliance Levels With WHO Checklist-based Infection Prevention Guidelines and Associated Surgical Site Infection Following Caesarean Delivery in Mulago Hospital

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 768 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Makerere University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This prospective cohort study will assess all mothers undergoing elective and emergency caesarean delivery in the labour ward theatre at Mulago National Referral Hospital based temporarily at Kawempe Hospital. Mothers will be recruited into the study systematically over a period of 3 months and follow-up daily until discharge or 30 days .

Detailed description

To determine the level of compliance with WHO checklist-based infection prevention guidelines following caesarean delivery in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kawempe. To determine the association between compliance with WHO checklist-based infection prevention guidelines and surgical site infection following caesarean delivery in Mulago Hospital, Kawempe. This prospective cohort study will assess all mothers undergoing elective and emergency caesarean delivery in the labour ward theatre at Mulago National Referral Hospital based temporarily at Kawempe Hospital. Mothers will be recruited into the study systematically over a period of 3 months and follow-up daily until discharge or 30 days of in-hospital stay for the purpose of documentation of surgical site infection. Data will be collected using the checklist expansion for antisepsis and infection control questionnaire.

Conditions

• Surgical Site Infection

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-07-16
• Primary completion: 2019-02-01
• Completion: 2019-02-01
• First posted: 2019-01-30
• Last updated: 2019-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Uganda