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Table 2 Study characteristics (N = 61)

From: Implementation strategies for infection prevention and control promotion for nurses in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Characteristic

Number of studies (n)

Percentage of studies (%)

Sub-Saharan country

 South Africa

18

29.5

 Nigeria

5

8.2

 Kenya

4

6.6

 Zambia

4

6.6

 Rwanda

4

6.6

 Uganda

4

6.6

 Ethiopia

3

4.9

 Cameroon

3

4.9

 Tanzania

2

3.3

 Malawi

2

3.3

 Sierra Leone

2

3.3

 Liberia

2

3.3

 Mali

1

1.6

 Sudan

1

1.6

 Eritrea

1

1.6

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

1

1.6

 Guinea

1

1.6

 Swaziland

1

1.6

 Zimbabwe

1

1.6

 Botswana

1

1.6

Publication date

 1998–2003

3

4.9

 2004–2009

17

27.9

 2010–2015

21

34.4

 2015+

20

32.8

Study design

 RCT

7

11.5

 Quasi-experimental

22

36.1

 Cohort

13

21.3

 Cross-sectional

12

19.7

 Mixed methods

3

4.9

 Qualitative

3

4.9

 Multi-modal

1

1.6

Healthcare Workers

 Healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, laboratory techs, etc.)

47

77.0

 Nurses only

14

22.9

Diseases/infections

 HIV

24

39.3

 TB

6

9.8

 Ebola

6

9.8

 Multiple diseases

3

4.9

 Malaria

2

3.3

 CLABSI

1

1.6

 VAP

1

1.6

 SSI

1

1.6

 Bloodborne (non- CLABSI)

1

1.6

 STIs (non-HIV)

1

1.6

 None (hand hygiene, disinfection focused)

14

23.0

Evidence-based practices

 Standard Precautions

21

34.4

  Multiple SP

11

18.0

  Hand hygiene

8

13.1

  Disinfection

1

1.6

  Waste management

1

1.6

 Transmission-based precautions

4

6.6

  PPE

1

1.6

  Isolation/quarantine

1

1.6

  Immunization

1

1.6

  Post-exposure prophylaxis

1

1.6

 Administrative precautions

36

59.0

  Treatment

21

34.4

  Screening/surveillance

11

18.0

  Diagnosis

4

6.6

 Quality assessment score

  MAStARI 4

1

1.6

  MAStARI 5

19

31.1

  MAStARI 6

10

16.4

  MAStARI 7

16

26.2

  MAStARI 8

5

8.2

  MAStARI 9

3

4.9

  MAStARI 10

1

1.6

  MAStARI 11

2

3.3

  QARI 5

1

1.6

  QARI 6

0

0.0

  QARI 7

1

1.6

  QARI 8

2

3.3

  MMAT 0%

0

0.0

  MMAT 50%

2

3.3

  MMAT 75%

1

1.6

  MMAT 100%

0

0.0