Development of a waste management protocol based on assessment of knowledge and practice of healthcare personnel in surgical departments

Mostafa, Gehan Mohamed Ahmed; Shazly, Mona Mostafa; Sherief, Wafaa Ismail

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2007.12.009

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“…The result of current study agrees with the result of a study from Bangalore in India, which observed highest percentage of correct knowledge among nurses (61.3%) than doctors (46.6%), non teaching staff (37.7%) and laboratory technicians (27.9%) regarding the proper biomedical waste management.In contrast to another cross-sectional study conducted in Middle East, at Ain Shams University hospital in Cairo Egypt showed that the percentage of doctors (63.3%) with overall "satisfactory" knowledge score was significantly better than that nurses (60.9%) and housekeeping staff (40.4%) (Hakim, Mohsen, & Baker, 2014). Also in contrast to present study, a similar study performed at Al Mansoura University Hospital in Egypt, it was found that knowledge related to the waste management was better among doctors (36.8%) than housekeeping staff (31.1%) and nurse (27.4%) (Mostafa, Shazly, & Sharief, 2009). …”

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“…Another study from Egypt found that the only statistically significant independent predictor of participant knowledge was the presence of health care workers at orientation programs on biomedical waste management but no such association was found with real practices (Mostafa, Shazly, & Sharief, 2009), cited in Hakim, Mohsen and Baker (2014). They also recommended that the majority of awareness programs and training courses should highlight "theoretical aspects" with several lectures but less practical training.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Secondary Care Hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate of Oman

Balushi¹,

Ullah²,

Makhamri³

et al. 2018

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Background: Due to existence of highly infectious materials, the biomedical waste can be a probable source for transmission of diseases as well as occupational hazards among health care workers if not adequately managed. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedical waste management among health care personnel in a secondary hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate Oman.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Secondary Care Hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate of Oman

Balushi¹,

Ullah²,

Makhamri³

et al. 2018

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“…These results corroborate two other studies that found that nurses' knowledge of waste management is positively affected by the presence of training programs 6 , 19 . Another study also showed that, in addition to knowledge, the nursing staff recorded significant improvement in practices as regards waste management after educational intervention 20 .…”

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“…Lack of knowledge on the part of these professionals regarding the impact of their actions reflects increased costs and environmental damage 5 . In another study, only 27.4% of the nurses had satisfactory knowledge about waste management, while 18.9% of nurses had adequate practices 6 . Another study shows problems regarding attitudes toward recycling, primarily amongst nurses 7 .…”

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Characteristics of nursing professionals and the practice of ecologically sustainable actions in the medication processes

Furukawa

Cunha

Peterlini

et al. 2017

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objectives: to verify the correlation between the characteristics of professionals and the practice of sustainable actions in the medication processes in an ICU, and to determine if interventions such as training and awareness can promote sustainable practices performed by nursing staff in the hospital.Methods: before-and-after design study using Lean Six Sigma methodology, applied in an intensive care unit. Nursing staff were observed regarding the practice of ecologically sustainable actions during medication processes (n = 324 cases for each group (pre and post-intervention)) through a data collection instrument. The processes analyzed involved 99 professionals in the pre-intervention phase and 97 in the post-intervention phase. Data were analyzed quantitatively and the association of variables was accomplished by means of statistical inference, according to the nature of the related variables.Results: the education level was the only characteristic that showed to be relevant to an increase in sustainable practices, with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.002). When comparing before and after the intervention, there was an increase in environmentally friendly actions with statistically significant differences (p = 0.001).Conclusions: the results suggest that institutions should encourage and invest in formal education, as well as training of health professionals to promote sustainable practices in the hospital.

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“…This could be explained by the unavailability of guidelines, lack of training courses and programs, inadequate supplies, lack of supervision, and lack of incentive for proper waste management. This was in agreement with Mostafa et al who assessed the knowledge and practice related to waste management among doctors, nurses, and housekeepers at AlMansoura University Hospital, Egypt, and revealed inadequate practices in most areas of waste management (Mostafa et al, 2009).…”

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Impact of an educational program on knowledge and practice of health care staff toward pharmaceutical waste management in Gaza, Palestine

Tabash

Hussein

Mahmoud

et al. 2016

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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In health care facilities, pharmaceutical waste is generally discharged down the drain or sent to landfill. Poor knowledge about their potential downstream impacts may be a primary factor for improper disposal behavior. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of an intervention program on knowledge and practice of health care staff regarding pharmaceutical waste management. The study was designed as a pre/posttest intervention study. Total sample size was 530 in the pre-intervention phase, and then a subsample of 69 individuals was selected for the intervention and the post-intervention phases. Paired-sample t test was used to assess the difference between pretest and follow-up test results. A statistically significant improvement in knowledge and practice was achieved (P < 0.001). Poor knowledge and poor practice levels (scores <50%) were found to improve to satisfactory levels (scores ≥75%). Therefore, educational programs could be considered as an effective tool for changing health care staff practice in pharmaceutical waste management.Implications: In health care facilities, pharmaceutical waste is generally discharged down the drain or sent to landfill. A lack of knowledge about the potential impacts of this type of waste may be a leading factor in improper disposal behavior. Following an educational program, statistically significant improvement in knowledge and practice of health care staff as regards to pharmaceutical waste management (PWM) was achieved. It is thus recommended that authorities implement training-of-trainers (TOT) programs to educate health care staff on PWM and organize refreshment workshops regularly.PAPER HISTORY

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Development of a waste management protocol based on assessment of knowledge and practice of healthcare personnel in surgical departments

Cited by 55 publications

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Secondary Care Hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate of Oman

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Secondary Care Hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate of Oman

Characteristics of nursing professionals and the practice of ecologically sustainable actions in the medication processes

Impact of an educational program on knowledge and practice of health care staff toward pharmaceutical waste management in Gaza, Palestine

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