Environmental cleaning battling against Covid-19 infection in health-care facilities
ISSN: 0263-2772
Article publication date: 10 January 2023
Issue publication date: 24 July 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to identify and validate the environmental cleaning elements and performance criteria to prevent Covid-19 infection in health-care facilities.
Design/methodology/approach
Eight elements and 38 performance criteria were identified from the literature, and a questionnaire survey that involved environmental cleaning experts was carried out. Content validity index was used to validate the content of the environmental cleaning elements and performance criteria in this study.
Findings
The result indicates that the performance criteria of “Finishes, furnishings” and “Equipment Maintenance Log” were not relevant to be applied in current fighting against Covid-19 infection in health care. However, the remaining 36 performance criteria were proved as relevant and acceptable.
Practical implications
The findings of this study can provide a significant contribution to the built environment industry. By knowing the environmental cleaning elements and performance criteria, efforts can be carried out to explore measures that can be taken to improve the environmental cleaning practice in health care to battle against Covid-19 infection.
Originality/value
This paper fulfils an identified need to study how environmental cleaning can be implemented in health-care facilities.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution from the Ministry of Higher Education (MHE) through supporting the research: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) – FRGS/1/2019/SSI11/UITM/02/3, and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Citation
Ramli, N.A., Ahmad Zawawi, E.M., Muhamad Ariff, N.R. and Zainol, N.N. (2023), "Environmental cleaning battling against Covid-19 infection in health-care facilities", Facilities, Vol. 41 No. 11/12, pp. 725-741. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-03-2022-0044
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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