Physical Environment - Support for Universal Precautions Use
8.5.1 Physical Environment - Support for Universal Precautions Use
All respondents were asked if they monitored the implementation of the guidelines for universal precautions related to HIV/AIDS. A minority of respondents in both systems reported that they did such monitoring. Their responses were as follows:
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| Monitoring compliance with guidelines universal precautions | Yes |
No |
In Part |
Don’t Know |
No Response |
| MOE-36 | 9.1 |
63.7 |
0 |
27.3 |
0 |
| SD - 34 | 21.0 |
51.9 |
6.4 |
20.7 |
0 |
| SP - 27 | 14.6 |
76.3 |
1.3 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
A small minority of public health respondents reported that compliance with the universal precautions were monitored by school authorities being required to report regularly or by having public health inspectors visit schools regularly.
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| Public Health Monitors Compliance with Universal Precautions | Schools report |
Inspectors visit |
Other |
No Response |
| MOH - 18a | 8.3 |
8.3 |
58.4 |
25.0 |
| PHU - 14a | 5.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
94.4 |
| PHN - 14a | 5.4 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
82.9 |
As well, a small minority of the public health units and health ministries said that they had to submit reports on compliance with these universal precautions.
Figure 212
| Must submit reports on compliance with Universal Precautions | Yes |
No |
In Part |
Don’t Know |
No Response |
| MOH-19 | 0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| PHU-15 | 0.0 |
70.0 |
8.3 |
21.7 |
0.0 |
Education respondents were asked if they had funded or supported training in the use of universal hygienic precautions. Less than 10% of education ministries reported that they did so regularly. About one-quarter of school districts and school principals said that they supported such training on a regular basis.
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| Provide Training on Universal Precautions | Planned |
Regularly |
Once in last 3 yrs. |
Once in last 4-10 yrs. |
Never |
Don’t Know |
No Response |
| MOE - 37 | 0.0 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
18.2 |
54.5 |
18.2 |
0.0 |
| SD - 35 | 1.8 |
28.7 |
17.8 |
13.8 |
26.8 |
11.1 |
0.0 |
| SP - 28 | 0.0 |
27.7 |
33.0 |
6.8 |
29.9 |
2.6 |
0.0 |