Letter to Editor COVID-19 outbreak and medical waste: Challenge in hand

Musa, Hassan Hussein; Musa, Taha H.; Musa, Idriss Hussein; Oderinde, Olayinka

doi:10.11591/ijphs.v9i3.20523

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“…If every person had enough knowledge of COVID-19, the fight against this invisible enemy was soon over [29]. Through the results, an effective health policy for managing waste facilities and implementing sanitation practices in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is of great importance [30].…”

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Food consumption habits of consumers in the Philippines: Changes amidst the pandemic

Tariga

Nolasco

Barayuga

2021

IJPHS

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A quantitative descriptive strategy was applied to identify food patterns for Filipino consumers before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Sampling was carried out using simple random sampling techniques. An electronic-questionnaire served as primary research instrument and was distributed through social media platforms to which 80 out of 250 responses were selected. Simple quantitative analysis such as mean value, frequency distribution and percentage were utilized. Results showed that the most of the respondent’s diet has wellness, social and psychological influence. Organic diet desires and self-cooking practices are continuing to grow. The study also showed that the essential aspects of food choice, health, quality and safety are increasingly being taken into account. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the habits of food intake to healthier, influencing even the preference of consumed food. Thus, this study can be used as a theoretical guide especially for factors influencing the eating patterns during a pandemic. Ergo, food establishments can make use of the results to strategize to combat the COVID-19 pandemic by improving product quality on the basis of consumer needs and demands.

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Food consumption habits of consumers in the Philippines: Changes amidst the pandemic

Tariga

Nolasco

Barayuga

2021

IJPHS

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“…These types of waste act as a vector in transmitting the corona virus, for example, COVID-waste can survive on face masks up to 7 days or more. According to Musa et al (2020), after the novel coronavirus was reported globally, health experts suggested using preventive measures, such as face masks, to reduce transmission by up to 75%. However, these are considered medical waste after one use, both at the hospital and at the household level, and are properly handled and managed in the developed worlds.…”

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Examining challenges and multi-strategic approaches in waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Ali

Parvin

2022

Waste Manag Res

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The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the environment. Waste generation and improper management during the COVID-19 pandemic posed a major threat to human health and the environment. Irregular and improper waste collection, handling, suspension of waste recycling and unsanitary disposal were all important issues in the processing and management of generated waste. This study emphasised a systematic review and content analysis to categorise all types of waste management (WM) during the COVID-19 pandemic to accomplish a well understanding of the relation between the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on WM within the literature. In this systematic review, a number of published papers on different aspects of WM during March 2020 to February 2021 were considered in order to identify major challenges in handling WM during the pandemic time and highlight multi-strategic approaches suggested. A content analysis of the 58 relevant papers was carried out by incorporating different types of WM at local as well as global scales. The present review results revealed that the COVID-19 has impacted the quantity and composition of waste, and the crisis caused by the pandemic has also altered the nature of global WM system. A comprehensive analysis on how the systems of WM were affected through the advancement of COVID-19 and what would be the healthier solutions was also highlighted in this systematic review. The results of this systematic review would be beneficial for better policymakers to holistically address potential future pandemics, if any.

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“…The dramatic increase of personal protective equipment waste often ends up being treated by traditional disposal methods that have gravely pressured incineration and landfill facilities ( Wang et al, 2021 ). In this vein, the waste generated in the wake of COVID-19, such as masks, gloves, sanitary papers, and clothing materials needs to be considered as medical waste, highlighting the importance of safely handling at the household level, and properly treatments at the municipal level ( Musa et al, 2020 ). Fig 1.…”

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Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses

Ranjbari¹,

Esfandabadi²,

Gautam³

et al. 2023

Gondwana Research

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Letter to Editor COVID-19 outbreak and medical waste: Challenge in hand

Cited by 4 publications

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Food consumption habits of consumers in the Philippines: Changes amidst the pandemic

Food consumption habits of consumers in the Philippines: Changes amidst the pandemic

Examining challenges and multi-strategic approaches in waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses

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