Analyzing the Performance of Healthcare Providers in Infection Control Measures in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have been a critical cause of morbidity and an undue burden in the healthcare system. HAIs are largely preventable through compliance with standard infection control techniques (Sulaiman Althiyabi et al., 2023). Protocols of infection management urge the significance of these measures to prevent the spread of contaminated organic essential fluids, the administration of harmful gases, and the proper disposal of hazardous bio-waste products. Unsafe practices in dealing with needlesticks, sharp instruments, contamination of the wound surface, the following aspect of the patient, the absence of health care gowns, goggles, and caps, using contaminated masks, and neglecting the immediately required rules and precautions increase the transmission of the infection. Also, non-adherence to standard precautions and poorly maintained facilities appeared to be among the requirements for increased nosocomial infection risk factors for the healthcare professional’s clinics in the three major countries in primary healthcare services in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal. Once HAIs have grown up, patients spend more time in care, eat more medication, and eventually perish.