Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India

Table 2 Infection prevention readiness and practices adopted during female sterilization in the three sectors

	Sample size: number of facilities/observed cases	Fully ready four^b (%)	Wash/scrub hands (%)	Gloves (%)	Antiseptic solution (%)	Sterilized equipment (%)
Total
Facility readiness for IP^a	212	63.0	86.0	95.0	92.0	81.0
IP practiced where facilities are ready	797	68.0	94.0	99.0	88.0	80.0
IP practiced in facilities having trained staff		51.0	94.0	99.0	78.0	67.0
Bihar public
Facility readiness for IP	82	76.2	86.8	100.0	100.0	84.5
IP practiced where facilities are ready	342	88.7	92.1	97.9	100.0	97.2
IP practiced in facilities having trained staff		64.1	82.8	98.4	78.1	90.6
UP public
Facility readiness for IP	120	54.7	84.2	92.5	97.5	65.8
IP practiced where facilities are ready	400	42.6	97.1	100.0	80.3	52.3
IP practices in facilities having trained staff		46.3	99.0	100.0	78.6	57.7
UP private
Facility readiness for IP	19	31.6	84.2	68.4	73.7	68.4
IP practiced where facilities are ready	55	52.6	100.0	100.0	78.1	89.2
IP practices in facilities having trained staff		54.4	87.0	95.7	73.9	76.1

^aIP: Infection prevention
^bFully ready includes scrub hands, use of gloves, use of sterilized equipment, and use of antiseptic lotion

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