Impact of intervention on awareness of biomedical waste disposal among medical students

Kotasthane, Dhananjay Shrikant; Kotasthane, Vaishali Dhananjay; K, Shanmugasamy; Ancy, A

doi:10.21276/apalm.1251

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“…The study was done in government and private hospitals and it revealed that not a single doctor knowledgeable regarding disposable categories of biomedical waste. A similar study also shows that 26% of doctors and 43% of paramedical staff do not have awareness of the risk associated with biomedical waste (Kotasthane et al, 2017; Rudraswamy et al, 2012).…”

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Nanoparticles impact in biomedical waste management

Patil

Bohara

2020

Waste Manag Res

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Effectual management of biomedical waste is obligatory for healthy human beings and for a safe environment. Mismanagement of biomedical waste is a community health problem. Safe and persistent methods for the management of biomedical waste are of vital importance. This article reviews the classification of biomedical waste, sources, colour-coding system of biomedical waste and salient features of biomedical waste rules in 2016, and the future prospective of nanoparticles. The untreated disposal of biomedical waste is associated with a huge amount of risk, so the efficient treatment for biomedical waste is most imperative. The review also highlights the current methods for disposal of biomedical waste, biological treatments given to biomedical waste water in the effluent treatment plant, and impacts due to the current method. Management of biomedical waste is a great challenge in developed and developing countries. To manage the biomedical waste there is a need for cost-effective, ecofriendly and less contaminating approaches for a greener and safe environment. The awareness regarding waste management is of great interest not only for the community but also for associated employees.

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confidence: 82%

Nanoparticles impact in biomedical waste management

Patil

Bohara

2020

Waste Manag Res

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“…This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge, and also occupational infections among staff of the facility [1] . It is a global problem [2] which is encountered during the stay in the hospital [3] . All medical and paramedical staff including doctors, medical students, nursing staff, nursing students, ward persons and any other person which is directly or indirectly associated with health care work which can be patient care or waste management.…”

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Infection Control Practices: Awareness and Knowledge of Undergraduates in Tertiary Care Hospital

Shah

2019

APALM

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Background: Hospital acquired infection an infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other health care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. Every person associated with health care work should have proper training, knowledge and practice for the same. Undergraduates do not have proper knowledge towards the health care management. As they are in the learning phase, need to train enough. Methods: It was an observational analytical study. 2nd year MBBS students were included in the study. A semi-structured preformed questionnaire of total 21 questions having multiple choice questions with the use of Google doc application. Data were analyzed by using Microsoft Excel program. Result: Total 143 2nd year MBBS students responded. Knowledge regarding needle stick injuries was 40-60 % while about MDR and XDR TB was up to 70-80 %. Around 60 % knew the correct dosage schedule of Hepatitis B vaccine whereas 70 % emphasized the importance of hand hygiene in hospital acquired infections. Conclusion: The study shows lack of knowledge and awareness amongst medical students about hospital acquired infections. There is to educate them enough by means of various curriculum activities. More such studies should be done in future to assess their KAP score and guide them well.

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