Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Study Regarding Bio-Medical Waste Management Am ong Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Andhra Pradesh

Mondal, Ramkrishna; Satyanarayana, P

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“…A major factor of waste management was the framing of the regulations; moreover, the application of the regulations allowed the medical (MED) fraternity to understand and take them in the professional environment. In view of India's regional expansion and the scale of its MED industry, this has been and remains a difficult challenge (Longe and Williams, 2006;Idowu et al, 2013;Ramkrishna and Satyanarayana, 2018). Toxics connection has been involved in the education and training of health practitioners about the treatment of MED waste in HSP's and in other health facilities.…”

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An Overview on Biomedical Waste Disposal and its Management

Vinodhini¹,

Geetha²,

Ashok³

et al. 2021

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Proper disposal of bio-medical waste (BMDW) is a problem that both public bodies and nongovernmental organisations (NGO) have acknowledged. Adequate precaution should be taken to remove several risks and hazardous chemicals containing them. Inadequate and inadequate systems for segregation and transportation can pose serious problems for society and higher risk to exposed workers, patients and the population to biomedical dangers. A timely regulatory and legislative policies and procedures are necessary in order to increase the pace at which appropriate processing and management methods are developed. They need to be characterised. It is difficult to adequately isolate, manage and remove wastes. Safe and effective management is not only a juridical necessity, but also a social responsibility for BMDW. Some of the problems in proper management of hospital (HSP) waste are a lack of care in people working in that field, less motivation, awareness, and cost factor. In different practises appropriate surveys of waste management procedures are needed. Education on the dangers of unsafe waste disposal is clearly necessary. An efficient engagement approach is essential in view of the low level of knowledge of BMDW management by various categories of workers in healthcare (HLC) centres. A major direction for future studies will be to plan global and quantitative and qualitative evaluation of BMDW flows.

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“…Srishti stresses the importance of management interventions and the commitment of workers to implementing effective waste management activities. It works to dispel the conviction that science is the only solution for the disposal of MED waste (Idowu et al, 2013;Ramkrishna and Satyanarayana, 2018).…”

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An Overview on Biomedical Waste Disposal and its Management

Vinodhini¹,

Geetha²,

Ashok³

et al. 2021

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Awareness and practices regarding biomedical waste management among housekeeping staff of a tertiary care hospital in Western India

Kadam¹,

Pandve²,

Gaikwad³

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Comparative Analysis of Knowledge, Awareness and Practice towards rational use of face masks between healthcare and non-healthcare individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Easwaran,

Mohammad Jaffar Sadiq,

Shaik Alavudeen

et al. 2023

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Background: During the current pandemic, the use of face masks is considered one of the major preventive strategies to control the spread of virus. The improper use of face masks may lead to serious consequences. The rational use of face masks requires an appropriate knowledge and awareness. It may vary between the health care and non-health care individuals. Aims: To explore the knowledge, awareness and practice towards the rational use and disposal of face masks among health care and non-health care individuals. Methodology: It is a cross sectional questionnaire based study conducted among the selected towns of five different states of south India. The study participants were grouped into healthcare professionals (Group 1) non-health care individuals (Group 2). The frequency of correct responses to all the items were calculated individually for both the groups and was compared by using chi square test. Results: A total of 128 health care professionals and 301 non health care individuals were included in this study. The majority of the subjects in group 1 uses medical/surgical mask or N95 masks, whereas the group 2 subjects uses cloth/fabric masks. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of knowledge and awareness about the use and disposal of face masks. Conclusion: This study revealed that both the group members were having enough knowledge, awareness and practice towards the appropriate use of face masks. The knowledge and awareness about the used face mask disposal is minimal.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Study Regarding Bio-Medical Waste Management Am ong Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Andhra Pradesh

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An Overview on Biomedical Waste Disposal and its Management

An Overview on Biomedical Waste Disposal and its Management

Awareness and practices regarding biomedical waste management among housekeeping staff of a tertiary care hospital in Western India

Comparative Analysis of Knowledge, Awareness and Practice towards rational use of face masks between healthcare and non-healthcare individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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