<i>Notes from the Field</i>: Public Health Response to a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Associated with Unsafe Injection Practices — Roka Commune, Cambodia, 2016

Ijeoma, Ugonna C.; Sansam, Sin; Srun, Sok; Vannara, Hoy; Sanith, Sou; Sopheap, Tek; Newman, Robert D.; Gadde, Renuka; Selenic, Dejana; Hassani, Ahmed Saadani; Ly, Vanthy; Drammeh, Bakary; De, Anindya K.; Byrd, Johnita; Bock, Naomi

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“…Private non-medical (designated as unqualified by the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH)) providers account for half of all healthcare providers [ 12 ]. Cambodian’s receive 0.8–5.9 therapeutic injections per person per year, one of the highest reported rates worldwide [ 13 ].…”

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“…Between 2014 and 2015, an outbreak of 242 new HIV cases was reported in Roka Commune, Battambang Province, Cambodia [ 13 , 14 ]. The MoH of Cambodia and the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (NCHADS) conducted a case-control study determining that cases were 5 times more likely to have received therapeutic injections and ruled out associations with commercial sex work, injection drug use, or blood transfusion [ 15 ].…”

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“…To identify potential gaps in safe injection practices, the Cambodia MoH partnered with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Company (BD) to conduct a rapid assessment of injection practices at public health facilities [ 13 ]. Findings from the rapid assessment were used to implement an HCW training on injection safety best practices in July-September 2017, and a follow-up post assessment in March 2018 to measure changes in practice.…”

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Background This study evaluated the impact of a safe injection safety training on healthcare worker (HCW) practice and knowledge following an HIV outbreak in Roka commune, Cambodia. Methods Surveys were conducted at baseline (September 2016) and seven months after a training intervention (March 2018) using the World Health Organization standardized injection practices assessment tool. HCWs were sampled at 15 purposively government health facilities in two provinces. HCWs were observed during injection practices and interviewed by trained experts from Becton-Dickinson and the Ministry of Health Cambodia. The Rao-Scott chi square test was used test for differences between baseline and follow-up. Results We completed 115 observations of practice at baseline and 206 at post-training follow-up. The proportion of patients whose identification was confirmed by HCWs prior to procedure being performed increased from 40.4% to 98% (p <0.0001). The proportion of HCWs who practiced correct hand hygiene increased from 22.0% to 80.6% (p = 0.056) [therapeutic observations] and 17.2% to 63.4% (p = 0.0012) [diagnostic observations]. Immediate disposal of sharps by HCWs decreased from 96.5% to 92.5% (p = 0.0030). Conclusions We found significant improvements in the practice of patient identity confirmation and hand hygiene but not in the immediate disposal of sharps in the post-training intervention. However, findings are not representative of all HCWs in the country. Further pre-service and in-service training and monitoring are necessary to ensure sustained behavior change.

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