Compliance and barriers of infection prevention and control strategies among healthcare workers in Erbil public hospitals

Background and objective: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential for protecting patient and healthcare worker safety. IPC adherence within a resource-constrained environment, such as Erbil, Iraq, continues to be suboptimal due to multifactorial barriers. The objective of this study was to determine adherence to IPC among healthcare workers (HCWs) and the associated barriers in public hospitals in Erbil.