Table 1 Percentage of facilities ready to provide infection prevention measures and infection prevention practices in family planning services in the three health sectors
Components of facility readiness for infection prevention | Bihar public | Uttar Pradesh public | Uttar Pradesh private | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infection prevention components (%) | ||||
 Having handwashing facility in operation theater | 88.2 | 84.2 | 95.9 | 89.0 |
 Availability of gloves | 100.0 | 92.5 | 97.4 | 96.1 |
 Availability of spirit/povidone-iodine solution | 84.5 | 97.5 | 96.1 | 93.2 |
 Sterilization room/area having necessary items | 100.0 | 58.3 | 73.2 | 72.4 |
 All four above | 81.1 | 51.7 | 63.2 | 61.5 |
Staff who is responsible for sterilizing equipment is trained in infection prevention | 17.2 | 52.5 | 63.9 | 45.5 |
Number of facilities | 100 | 120 | 97 | 317 |
Infection prevention practices (%) | ||||
 Washed hands before every observed case | 86.8 | 97.0 | 83.6 | 91.8 |
 Used new/sterilized gloves for every observed case | 97.9 | 100.0 | 96.4 | 98.9 |
 Used antiseptic solution to clean insertion area | 86.2 | 80.5 | 70.9 | 82.2 |
 Used sterilized equipment for every observed case | 96.6 | 55.8 | 72.7 | 74.0 |
 All four procedures practiced | 73.3 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 57.1 |
Number of sterilization procedure observed | 342 | 400 | 55 | 797 |