Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Healthcare Managers to Medical Waste Management and Occupational Safety Practices: Findings from Southeast Nigeria

Abstract

There was high level of non-compliance to standard medical waste management procedures, and lack of training on occupational safety measures. Relevant regulating agencies should step up efforts at monitoring and regulation of healthcare activities and ensure staff training on safe handling and disposal of hospital waste.

Resíduo Hospitalar E Seu Impacto: Uma Revisão Da Literatura

“…GARCÍA-UBAQUE; ZAFRA-MEJÍA, TRAN et al, 2019;FARROKHI et al, 2016;ANOZIE, 2017;AHMAD et al, 2019;URIOSTE et al, 2018;MARCZAK, 2016;AUGUSTIN et al, 2016;FARZADKIA et al, 2018;JOVANOVIĆ et al, 2016;GAO et al, 2018;KRISHNAN;DEVAMANI;JAYALAKSHMI, 2015;OLIVEIRA;VIANA;CASTAÑON, 2018;PRAYITNO et al, 2018;THANH et al, 2016;SREEREMYA;RAJIV, 2017;NOGUEIRA et al, 2018;KUCHIBANDA;MAYO, 2015;YOUSEFI;AVAK ROSTAMI, 2017;NEVEU C;MATUS C, 2007;AL-MOMANI et al, 2019;PACHAURI et al, 2019;AFOLABI et al, 2018;DEWI et al, 2019;NJUANGANG;LIYANAGE;AKINTOYE, 2018;KIM et al, 2018;MUKHAIBER, 2017;JASEM;JUMAHA;GHAWI, 2018;GARIBALDI et al, 2017;NAMBURAR et al, 2018).…”

Biological hazards that can affect the health of the workers that handle hospital waste

“…Among different classifications, HCWs can be classified as organic residues, sharp instruments, chemical and/or radioactive residues and pressurized gases and are a high priority because of their dangerous nature (Cíicero et al, 2015). Within a health institution, waste is also produced and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 10 to 25% are health waste and are hazardous because they affect human health as well as pollute the environment (Sodré et al, 2017;Anozie et al, 2017).…”

“…This affects workers in various occupations as a result of their exposure to different types and varying degrees of hazards in the workplace. However, studies indicate that workers of agriculture, general contracting, steel, automobile, driving trucks and nursing sectors have the highest risk of exposure to high-risk occupational hazards (Anozie et al, 2017).…”

“…The practice of inadequate waste management has a direct and / or indirect impact on health teams, patients and the hospital environment (Gomes et al, 2018). It is important to manage medical waste properly to avoid risks to human health and the environment (Anozie et al, 2017).…”

Development and Application of a Protocol to Assess Healthcare Waste Management

“…In developing countries, there is a lack of data about HCW generation and composition. This has encouraged research into HCW assessment in hospitals in several countries, such as Brazil (Andre et al, 2016;Souza et al, 2015;Aduan et al, 2014;Moreira and Gunther, 2012), Ethiopia (Tadesse et al, 2014;Tesfahun et al, 2014;Idowu et al, 2013;Debere et al, 2013), India (Sharma and Gupta, 2017;Hiremath et al, 2016;Kumar et al, 2014), Iran (Ghafuri and Nabidazeh, 2017;Sartaj and Aragbol, 2015;Hadipour et al, 2014;Malekahma-di and Yunesiam, 2014;Oroei et al, 2014;Koolivand et al, 2012), Nigeria (Oyekale and Oyekale, 2017;Anozie et al, 2017;Awodele et al, 2016;Oli et al, 2016;Longe, 2012) and Pakistan (Ali et al, 2017;Kumar et al, 2015).…”