Visually clean is not necessarily microbiologically safe: Learnings from WASH assessment of maternity units of Gujarat, India

• Published in: Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 788 - 792
• Main Authors: Trivedi, Poonam, Patel, Krupali, Yasobant, Sandul, Kalpana, Pachillu, Bhavsar, Priya, Raval, Devang, Saxena, Deepak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.02.2020; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; antimicrobial resistance; Containers; Drug resistance; Hygiene; microbiological assessment; Microbiology; Original; Sanitation; Sustainable development; visual assessment; water sanitation and hygiene; India; Water sanitation and hygiene; Antimicrobial resistance; visual assessment; microbiological assessment

Background and Aims: Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) within the context of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is well debated; however, WASH in health care sector is still in nascent phase, especially for maternity units. Although there are studies on WASH in maternity units, least are focused t...