The Performance of Healthcare Providers in Infection Control in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Saudi Arabia

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Saeed Ali Ahmed Alghbayshi, Aisha Abdullah Jaber Alsalami, Nabia Mohammed jaber Alfahmi, Najat Hassan Mohammed Alsuhabe, Hammad Mutir Mahji Alhawiti, Maha Abdo Ibrahim Alnashri, Khader Mohamed Ahmed Almarhabi, Adeli ali ali dibaji, Hadi Ghalfan Mohammed Huntul, Ahmed Ghalfan Mohammad Huntul, Yahya Bakri Abdu Albarakati

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Infection control is crucial in the prevention and control of diseases and healthcare-associated infections; hence, healthcare providers at health services must comply with the infection control measures. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is unique in its ability to provide comprehensive free public healthcare to a large number of permanent residents and temporary residents; in primary healthcare facilities, most services are provided by nurses and other healthcare providers who may not be fully qualified. Keeping a check on Saudi healthcare providers' knowledge and performance in infection control is therefore very important, given that many health services are also provided by the unlicensed workforce within the primary healthcare facilities. Hence, there is a need for the study to assess the level of performance of healthcare providers in primary healthcare in Saudi Arabia. This study was undertaken to assess the performance of Saudi healthcare providers in infection control in primary healthcare facilities and to determine the major components and factors that contribute to the performance. The profile of primary healthcare providers in all regions of Saudi Arabia was also studied to identify the significant effects of the performance of healthcare providers. The study included healthcare providers and internships in the primary healthcare facilities and used the Theory of Planned Behavior to study the performance in the aspects of infection control.

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