Biomedical waste management practices in a tertiary-care hospital in Punjab

Kalia, Meenu; Virk, Amrit; Gupta, Barkha

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.2509201434

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“…6 Only 33.3% of class IV employees were vaccinated against Hepatitis B which is very low and was similar as reported by Kalia et al previously. 23 Injury reporting due to sharps was low among all groups in our study whereas in Mathur et al study approximately 60% of doctors reported injury due to sharps. 6 Stein et al reported that only 37% of study population ever reported needle stick injury.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of biomedical waste management among health care personnel in a teaching institution in Haryana, India

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Background: The amount of biomedical waste being generated in our country is increasing day by day. Biomedical waste if not handled properly can pollute the environment and can spread many harmful diseases. Health care workers in our country are still not fully aware about proper BMW handling and disposal, despite increasing global awareness on it. The objective of the study was to understand the level of awareness regarding BMW handling and disposal among health care professionals in our institution. Methods: After taking written informed consent doctors, nurses, lab technicians and class IV employees working in our institution were included. A pre designed questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analysed using SPSS software and results were interpreted into percentages. Results: 305 participants took part in the study. Doctors, nurses and lab technicians had good knowledge, attitude and practice regarding biomedical waste management but there was scope of improvement in certain areas. Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding biomedical waste management of class IV employees were found to be very low. Conclusions: There should be a continuous training programme for all health personnel with special focus on sanitary staff. Biomedical waste management rules should be strictly implemented at all levels.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of biomedical waste management among health care personnel in a teaching institution in Haryana, India

2016

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“…Knowledge about diseases transmitted by BMW was good (94.4%) among majority of doctors, nurses and lab technicians and class IV employees in our study as show on table 5:1. This finding was compatible with previous studies except in class IV employees which show poor level of knowledge in that study [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. This exception in our study may be due to high incidence of occurrence in our community.…”

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“…Malini et al similarly established that majority of qualified he Maximum number of health staff followed proper disposal of BMW in specific containers similar to a previous study [40]. Only (51.7%) of nurses and (58.8%) of class IV employees were vaccinated against diseases transmitted by BMW which is reasonable and was similar as reported by Kalia et al previously majority of qualified health professionals followed appropriate BMW management practices during observation noted that there is some defect in the practice of health worker in spite of good level of practices [52]. Percentage of knowledge of the participates regarding BMW = 73.5% Percentage of practice of the participates regarding BMW = 81.4%…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel at El-Mak Nimer University Hospital 2021

Ali¹

2022

J Health Statist Rep

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Introduction: Medical waste is generated by healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, blood banks, and laboratories, which may cause infection to any person coming into contact with it. therefore, medical waste can be considered as being of the greatest environmental concern since it can harbor potentially harmful microorganisms and carries the risk of transmission of infections from healthcare facilities to healthcare workers, patients, and general public. Method: This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in Almak Nimer University Hospitals - River Nile state -Sudan during the year 2021 with the aim to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices among the health care personnel towards medical waste management. Total 125 respondents were participated in the study; the study uses questionnaires, interviews and observations as tools for data collection. The collected data were analyzed by Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and the result was presented in figures and tables. Result: A total of 125 subjects participated in this study which included ( 34 doctors, 56 nurse, 18 lab technician, 17 class IV employees). The study revealed that (96.8%) of the respondents have good knowledge about hazardous waste. (94.4 % )of the respondents have good knowledge concerning waste transmitting diseases. ( 84.08%) have good attitudes towards BMW ,the study most of participant want to upgrade knowledge of BMW management. about practices (77.6%) wearing personal protective measure while handling BMW during the work .( 96%) wash their hands after the work, but only (61%) use drugs for cleaning the hand if injured. Conclusion: The study revealed that level of knowledge over all (73.5%), there is good knowledge among health worker except class IV which is found to be reasonable. There are reasonable level of knowledge by class IV regarding define color-coding system. The attitude support BMW management is a team work which is found to be good as well as attitude of upgrading knowledge is found to be good. Some of participant had not received vaccination , there is good practice toward handling of BMW as well as have good practice about using special container for disposal.

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“…7 Kalia et al in their study showed that immunization status for tetanus and hepatitis B is satisfactory among nurses and laboratory technicians. 8 In this study the waste segregation practices were more satisfactory among doctors and nurses than laboratory technicians. The practice of waste segregation was maximum among the staff nurses (71.8%) followed by doctors (61.7%) and laboratory technicians (27.8%).…”

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Study of biomedical waste management among healthcare personnel at a Tertiary hospital in Lucknow district

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Kumari

Singh

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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INTRODUCTIONDemand of healthcare need has increased drastically over the last few decades and simultaneously the number of healthcare facilities has increased in order to cater to the demands and needs of the people. There by increasing the quantum of hospital waste production. According to WHO, of the total amount of waste generated by healthcare activities, about 85% is general, non-hazardous waste and the remaining 15% is considered hazardous material that may be infectious, toxic or radioactive. Although, the quantity of the infectious waste produced is less as compared to the overall healthcare waste, the poor waste management practices by healthcare workers mix the infectious waste with non-infectious waste and thereby contaminate the whole waste. Healthcare facilities are like a double-edged sword, it caters for the healthcare needs and problems of the people by providing curative, promotive or preventive services but in the process it inevitably produces waste which in ABSTRACT Background: Healthcare facilities are like a double-edged sword, it caters to the healthcare needs and problems of the people by providing curative, promotive or preventive services but in the process it inevitably produces waste which in itself is hazardous to health if not managed properly. In order to improve biomedical waste management, it is important to understand and evaluate the current practices in biomedical waste management, to identify the gaps and to address them. The study was conducted to assess the practice of biomedical waste management among the healthcare personnel at a tertiary hospital. Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted among 314 healthcare personnel which comprised of 193 doctors, 85 staff nurses and 36 laboratory technicians. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Results: A total of 78% healthcare personnel had received training on BMW management. Most of the doctors (76.2%), staff nurses (70.6%) and laboratory technicians (72.2%) had received hepatitis B vaccination. And as for injection TT, 76.2% doctors, 85.9% staff nurses and 69.4% laboratory technicians had received it. Multivariate logistic regression showed association between waste segregation practices and occupation status and training which was statistically significant. Conclusions: The study revealed satisfactory practices among the healthcare personnel. It also showed association between waste segregation practices and training on BMW management. The importance of training regarding biomedical waste management cannot be overemphasized, training and retraining on healthcare waste management should be given to healthcare personnel.

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Biomedical waste management practices in a tertiary-care hospital in Punjab

Abstract: Background: Biomedical waste (BMW) has recently emerged as an issue of major concern not only to hospitals and nursing homes, but also to the environmental and law enforcing agencies, media, and the general public. BMW forms approximately 1%-2% of the total municipal solid waste stream.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of biomedical waste management among health care personnel in a teaching institution in Haryana, India

Knowledge, attitude and practice of biomedical waste management among health care personnel in a teaching institution in Haryana, India

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel at El-Mak Nimer University Hospital 2021

Study of biomedical waste management among healthcare personnel at a Tertiary hospital in Lucknow district

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