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

Balushi, Ahmed Yar Mohammed Dawood Al; Ullah, Muhammad Muqeet; Makhamri, Amal Ali Al; Alawi, Fatma Sulieman Al; Khalid, Mansoor; Ghafri, Hilal Masaud Al

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“…is is fairly consistent with a study by [30] on attitudes of health workers toward biomedical waste management in a hospital in Oman in which statistically significant differences in attitude were established between sampled laboratory technicians, doctors, nurses, and housekeeping staff toward stricter rules in implementation of biomedical waste management. e finding on working experience is also implied in another study by [31] on health workers in primary health centers in India in which their working experiences were fairly evenly distributed and their knowledge and awareness were lacking on the biomedical waste management.…”

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Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

Adu

Gyasi

Essumang

et al. 2020

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Hospital waste management in Ghana faces the risk of cross-contamination from the lack of thorough sorting of the waste at the points of generation, codisposal of hazardous and nonhazardous waste types, and use of open-fire pits and substandard incinerators for burning infectious waste. This has increased the potential for the spread of infections and chemical pollutants. A cross-sectional study was conducted in five hospitals in Ghana to assess behavioral patterns on waste sorting and the effectiveness of hospital waste management in Ghana. A total of 250 questionnaires were distributed purposively to some staff of the five hospitals to assess workers’ perceptions on medical waste sorting and handling. Additionally, focused group discussions and transect walks were adopted to examine the current collection, storage, treatment, and disposal methods used in the health facilities. Chi-square analyses showed significant differences in waste-sorting behavior based only on occupation (p<0.0001, n=180) and not on gender, education, or experience in the health sector. Even though contaminated sharps were separated into brown safety boxes, color coding for other infectious waste containers was inconsistent across the health facilities. The study revealed that incineration is still the modal method of treatment in Ghanaian hospitals and therefore new approaches such as an engineering approach were required to minimize its environmental effects. It is recommended that periodic in-service training workshops be held for healthcare staff on the right source-segregation of medical waste, in order to facilitate the effective and safe handling, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste from health facilities.

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Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

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Gyasi

Essumang

et al. 2020

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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“…A study performed in Alburaimi hospital, Oman, regarding the attitude of healthcare workers towards the safe management of BMW, proved that the majority of LTs (92.7%) considered BMW as an issue as compared to nurses (87.3%), doctors (80.5%); and housekeeping staff (80%), although it was statistically insignificant ( p = 0.639). Moreover, a significantly higher percentage of nurses (92.7%) than doctors (83.2%); and LTs (64.3%), agreed that BMW management requires teamwork, and no single class of people was responsible this ( p = 0.024) [ 31 ]. However, in this study, 75.4% of HCPs strongly agreed that the safe disposal of BMW was necessary for the healthcare areas.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Practice and Attitude about Biomedical Waste Management among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 Crises in Al-Ahsa

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Biomedical waste (BMW) management is an essential practice of healthcare professionals (HCPs) for preventing health and also environmental hazards. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic, posing significant challenges for healthcare sectors. A cross-sectional study was performed to assess the knowledge, practice, and attitude on BMW management among HCPs when taking care of patients with COVID-19 and associated with demographic variables. From Al-Ahsa healthcare sectors, 256 HCPs were selected randomly, of which 105 (41%) had excellent knowledge, 87 (34%) had good knowledge, and 64 (25%) had poor knowledge with a mean score of 13.1 ± 3.6. A higher mean score was (14.4 ± 3.2) obtained by physicians, and (13.6 ± 3.8) nurses than the other HCPs. Regarding practice, 72 (28.1%) HCPs used and discarded PPE while handling biomedical wastes. Additionally, 88 (34.4%) followed proper hand hygiene before and after each procedure and whenever needed. Physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists had a more favorable attitude than other HCPs. There was a statistically significant association found among knowledge level and educational qualification (p < 0.0001), gender (p < 0.001), and work experience (p < 0.05). Emphasis is needed to train all HCPs regarding proper BMW management during this pandemic to prevent infection transmission.

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“…However, there are no specific requirements for separate and compulsory BMW management and infection control training to apply for health sector jobs and contract renewal. Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) towards BMW among the HCWs are essential in planning the training program for them towards BMW management to the extent they need ( Al Balushi et al, 2018 ; Reddy & Al Shammari, 2017 ; Olaifa, Govender & Ross, 2018 ) so that they will dispose of the BMW according to the regulation implemented in their hospitals; this will eventually decrease the health hazards that will arise from BMW ( Alqahtani et al, 2019 ; Aliyu et al, 2017 ). To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is limited data available in northern Saudi Arabia on this topic.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards bio-medical waste management among healthcare workers: a northern Saudi study

Thirunavukkarasu

Alhazmi

Dar

et al. 2022

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Background Health care workers (HCWs) involved in day-to-day care and other healthcare activities play a significant role in biomedical waste (BMW) management. The World Health Organization stated some of the causes for the failure of BMW management, namely, lack of awareness of the health hazards related to BMW and inadequate trained HCWs in BMW management. The present study assessed knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards BMW management among the HCWs in northern Saudi Arabia. Methodology The present study assessed KAP through a self-administered and validated questionnaire. Using a multistage probability sampling method, 384 HCWs from different healthcare facilities participated in this survey. We performed binomial logistic regression analysis to find association between KAP subscales and sociodemographic characteristics. Spearman’s correlation test was performed to find the strength and direction of correlation (rho) between KAP scores. Results Of the population studied, high knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were found in 47.1%, 65.1%, and 49.5% of the HCWs, respectively. The present study found that knowledge score was significantly higher among the age group from 30 to 39 years (ref: age less than 30 years: AOR = 2.25, 95% CI [1.05–4.85], p = 0.04) and non- Saudi nationals (ref: Saudi: AOR = 2.84, 95% CI [1.63–4.94], p < 0.001) The attitude score towards BMW management was significantly lower among the HCWs working in tertiary care settings (ref: PHC: AOR = 0.38, 95% CI [0.12–0.69], p = 0.01). Regarding the practice score, the male categories had a significantly higher score (ref: female: AOR = 1.82, 95% CI [1.19 –2.99], p = 0.02), while pharmacist (ref: physicians: AOR = 0.39, 95% CI [0.18–0.58], p = 0.02) and lab technicians (ref: physicians: AOR = 0.31, 95% CI [0.11–0.53], p = 0.02) had a significant lower practice score. The test results revealed a weak positive correlation of knowledge with the attitude scores (rho = 0.249, p = 0.001), and a moderately strong positive correlation was found between attitude and practice scores (rho = 0.432, p = 0.001). Conclusion This study suggests that a regular training program for the HCWs on BMW management is necessary through symposiums, role play, interactive lectures, and other feasible training methods. Furthermore, a multicentric prospective exploratory study is to be conducted in other regions of the KSA to understand the region-specific training needs of HCWs.

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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

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

Assessment of Knowledge, Practice and Attitude about Biomedical Waste Management among Healthcare Professionals during COVID-19 Crises in Al-Ahsa

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards bio-medical waste management among healthcare workers: a northern Saudi study

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