A cross sectional study on factors associated with risk perception of healthcare workers toward healthcare waste management in health care facilities of Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Azage, Muluken; Moges, Haimanot Gebrehiwot; Woldeyohannes, Solomon Meseret

doi:10.3396/ijic.v8i3.024.12

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“…A study showed medical doctors had better risk perception than other health workers. [4] The different findings might be due to the awareness level between general public and medical persons. A study done in Ethiopia revealed that people who identified healthcare wastes as a potential source of air pollution had a high perceived risk.…”

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“…[3] Compared to developed countries the risk perception towards wastes generated by the health care industry is much lower in developing countries. [4] Differing views and perceptions have been observed regarding the process of waste generation, segregation, collection, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal. The situation is more critical in the area of planning and resource allocations.…”

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Risk perception towards healthcare waste among community people in Kathmandu, Nepal

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“…HWs and waste handlers are the most critical element in the management of medical waste. It is envisaged that a well-trained and deployed personnel will adequately cope with health and environmental risks [7] [8]. However, at healthcare facility level, there are no purposeful programs for training and awareness on MWM [1] [2] [9] [25].…”

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“…Segregation of the medical waste by categories also depends on what HWs perceive on the risks posed by the waste categories [7]. Awareness among HWs on the diseases that can be transmitted through handling medical waste is a critical factor in minimizing infection transmission.…”

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Analysis of Health Workers’ Perceptions on Medical Waste Management in Tanzanian Hospitals

Kagonji¹,

Manyele²

2016

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This paper presents the perceptions of health workers (HWs) on medical waste management (MWM) issues in Tanzanian hospitals. The perceived total waste generation rates were lower than the actual measurements. Administrators perceived lower rates than implementers. The results indicated three categories of medical waste which are given due attention, that is, sharps waste, pathological and infectious waste. Other wastes like radioactive, chemical, pharmaceutical, pressurized containers receive very little attention. Container colour coding and labelling was negligible, while improvised containers are still in use. Medical waste is transported within hospitals manually, with little efforts on mechanized transportation. Poor waste storage was observed, while the prominent medical waste treatment technologies are medium temperature incinerators. Off-site transportation of medical waste is practiced, where the waste is finally dumped or buried. The hospitals are currently utilizing public-private partnership schemes for MWM in only one aspect of off-site transportation. Three main problems which require high attention include: Weaknesses in hospital management, poor MWM infrastructure, and lack of skills and knowledge on MWM among HWs. Knowledge and awareness among HWs on health hazards associated with poor MWM is low (with exception of cholera, HIV and typhoid). Few PPE types are supplied and used in the hospitals, leading to poor diseases prevention. There is also low knowledge among HWs on administrative issues related to MWM in Tanzanian hospitals.

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“…The major reason for the high percentage of hazardous waste in hospitals of developing countries appears to be the improper segregation of different types of waste materials by health professionals as shown by Debere et al [13], Hayla Michael et al [18] and inadequate orientation of auxiliary staff and health workers. For example, research carried out on risk perception of healthcare workers towards healthcare waste management in Ethiopia showed that only a small proportion of healthcare workers adequately perceived the health risk of handling condition of waste materials [23]. This deficiency is linked with inadequate training and supervision of health workers and, lack of enforceable health regulations aimed at providing a safe working environment at healthcare facilities through managing waste disposal.…”

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Healthcare Waste Composition and Generation Rate in Menellik II Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

Atnafu¹

2017

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Abstract:Healthcare facilities generate tremendous amount of infectious waste from healthcare activities. Despite the great potential for environmental hazards and public health risks of healthcare waste, its proper handling and management is significantly undermined in many developing countries where the actual amount of healthcare waste generated and its composition in Ethiopia is not well defined. Thus it is important to determine the existing generation rate in the hospital. Across-sectional study design was employed to assess the waste composition and determine generation rate in Menellik II hospital. A calibrated sensitive weight scale was used to quantify the generation rate of health care waste for seven days. Data was entered, arranged and analyzed using MS office excel sversion 2007 and SPS Sversion 20. Correlation and regression analysis were computed to know the relationships between magnitude of waste generated and other variables. The results showed that the mean waste generation rate was found to be 1.94Kg/bed/day±0.335, comprised of 40.9% (130.20Kg/day±38.22) general and 59.1% (187.89Kg/day±38.85) hazardous wastes. The amount of waste generated was positively correlated with patients treated per day (r=0.835, p<0.05). The waste generation rate and proportion was also significantly varies between inpatients and outpatients (t=4.353, P<0.01) and there was a statistical significance difference among case teams (X 2 =56.558, p<0.0001). The mean generation rate in the hospital was comparable to other studies in Ethiopia but higher than Sub Saharan African countries. The proportion of hazardous waste (59.1%) was above the threshold set by the WHO (10-25%). This is because of malpractices of healthcare waste segregation. Therefore providing safe waste management technologies, adherence to national policy and awareness rising of all concerned needs to adopt in the hospital.

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A cross sectional study on factors associated with risk perception of healthcare workers toward healthcare waste management in health care facilities of Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Cited by 25 publications

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Risk perception towards healthcare waste among community people in Kathmandu, Nepal

Risk perception towards healthcare waste among community people in Kathmandu, Nepal

Analysis of Health Workers’ Perceptions on Medical Waste Management in Tanzanian Hospitals

Healthcare Waste Composition and Generation Rate in Menellik II Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

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