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• TITLE: Hospital Hygiene Maternity Hospital Public Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of Congo

  AUTHORS: Kaj Françoise Malonga, Hendrick Lukuke Mbutshu, Jean-Jacques Lunda Ngandu, Mukengeshayi Abel Ntambue, Michel Makoutode

  KEYWORDS: Hospital Hygiene, Maternity, Hospital Waste Management

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol.7 No.4, April 30, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Public hospitals in the DRC are of significant disrepair, while there is a strong link between the failure of hospital hygiene and the incidence of nosocomial infections. We have conducted a study with the objective of evaluating the structural-functional conditions of hospital hygiene maternity wards of public hospitals in Lubumbashi. Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study and structural-functionalist whose population consisted of nurses responsible for 7 of 12 maternity hospitals which were selected based on the inclusion criteria. The observation with an observation guide and maintenance using a questionnaire we used to collect data. Results: The results showed that hospital hygiene conditions in maternity wards of public hospitals in Lubumbashi are not good because almost all maternity services and surgery are not always water in the taps (14.3%). The bins were a means for care units, no coding system exists to distinguish the type of waste. The medical waste are mixed and the other waste are burned in the open or in makeshift incinerator with other types of waste. Conclusion: These maternity wards have poor hygiene, staff responsible for this sector did not follow any training in this area. There is need to regulate the sector and train them.