Authors : Akili Fataki Serge; Manaseh Bocha; Faith Chesire

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 9 - September

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26sep450

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Abstract : Background: Nosocomial infections constitute a major threat to patients’ safety in low-resource contexts, where healthcare workers’ (HCWs’) limited knowledge of infection prevention and control (IPC) combined with poor working conditions and workload can exacerbate the risk of healthcare-associated infections. Few studies have investigated the effectiveness of co-created, context-specific, multimodal interventions to improve knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to IPC in such settings.  Objective: We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a co-created, seven-component multimodal behavioural change model to improve IPC-related KAP among healthcare workers in three hospitals in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Keywords : Infection Prevention and Control; Nosocomial Infection; Healthcare Workers; Co-Creation; Multimodal Strategy; Behaviour Change; Difference-in-Differences; Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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