%0 Journal Article
%T Hospital Hygiene Maternity Hospital Public Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of Congo
%A Kaj Fran£żoise Malonga
%A Hendrick Lukuke Mbutshu
%A Jean-Jacques Lunda Ngandu
%A Mukengeshayi Abel Ntambue
%A Michel Makoutode
%J Open Journal of Preventive Medicine
%P 74-85
%@ 2162-2485
%D 2017
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojpm.2017.74007
%X <strong>Introduction</strong>: <span \"=\"\">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.<b> Methodology: </b>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. <b>Results: </b>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 </span>are not always water in the taps (14.3%). <span \"=\"\">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 <a name=\"OLE_LINK10\"></a><a name=\"OLE_LINK9\"></a>are burned in the open or in makeshift incinerator with other types of
waste. <b>Conclusion: </b>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.
%K Hospital Hygiene
%K Maternity
%K Hospital Waste Management
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=75970