Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge About Health Care Waste Management  in Duhok City

Sarkees, Alaa Noori

doi:10.25156/ptj.2018.8.2.218

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“…This results in consistency with Rao et al, (2018) assessed the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among doctors, postgraduates, interns, staff nurses, laboratory technicians, and housekeeping staff in the different departments of a tertiary care teaching hospital reported that near to three-quarters of studied nurses and more than half of the studied housekeeping had satisfactory knowledge and Sarkees, (2018) identified the nurses' level of knowledge related to the management of healthcare waste in the health care institutions of Duhok City showed that more than twothirds of nurses showed a high level of knowledge regarding management of healthcare waste.…”

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Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards

Ali,

Salih,

Mostafa

et al. 2022

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research

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Background: Biomedical waste management is a vital component of the environmental protection process Aim of the study: To determine biomedical waste product management in pediatric units and its relation to the occurrence of occupational health hazards. Research design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in the current study. Subjects: A convenient sample of 116 health care providers (physician, nurses, and housekeepers) were involved in the current study. Setting: The current study was carried out at Minia university hospital for obstetrics and pediatrics. Data collection Tools: three tools were used in this study, Tool I: knowledge about bio-medical waste management; Tool II: attitudes toward biomedical waste management; and Tool III: occupational health hazards questionnaire. Results: nearly half (48.1%) of the studied health care providers had poor knowledge regarding biomedical waste management, and the majority (83.3%) of them had a positive attitude toward it. Also, there was a fair negative correlation between health care providers' knowledge about biomedical waste product management on exposure to physical health hazards. Conclusion: Pediatric health care providers' knowledge about biomedical waste management need to improve to decrease their occupational health hazards. Recommendation: provide pediatric health care providers continued training to reduce their risk of occupational health hazards, mainly inorganic, psycho-social, organic, and physical health hazards.

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confidence: 74%

Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards

Ali,

Salih,

Mostafa

et al. 2022

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research

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“…Araştırma verileri; literatürlerden yararlanılarak (Akbolat vd., 2011;Akkajit vd., 2020;Cook vd., 2023;Küçük & Kaya, 2023;Sarkees, 2018;Terzi & Yüce, 2017), araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan anket yöntemiyle toplanmıştır. İlk bölümünde hastane çalışanlarına ait kişisel bilgi formu, ikinci bölümde, çalışanların tıbbi atık konusunda bilgi düzeylerini ölçmeyi hedefleyen 22 soruluk anket formu kullanılmıştır.…”

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Hastane Çalişanlarinin Tibbi̇ Atiklar Konusunda Bi̇lgi̇ Düzeyleri̇ni̇n İncelenmesi̇: İzmi̇r İli̇ Urla Devlet Hastanesi̇ Örneği̇

Şahin,

Yiğit,

Özçelik

2024

İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi İşletme Ve Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi

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Küresel olarak sağlık sektöründe tıbbi atık miktarı belirgin bir artış göstermektedir. Sağlık kuruluşlarının faaliyetleri sonucu ortaya çıkan tıbbi atıkların kurum içinde toplanması, taşınması, geçici depolanması ve işleme tesisine güvenli bir şekilde taşınması oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, hastane çalışanlarının tıbbi atıkların toplanması, taşınması, depolanması ve işlem tesisine ulaştırılmasına ilişkin bilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma kesitsel olarak tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini İzmir İli Urla Devlet Hastanesi’nde görevli 170 hastane çalışanı oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak yazarlar tarafından oluşturulan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve Ki-kare, analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılanların %62,35’i kadın, %37,87’si 41 yaş ve üzeri, %72,9’u evli, %32,54’ü lisans mezunu, %47’si hekim ve hemşire ve %45,56’sı 16 yıl ve üzeri mesleki deneyimlidir. Çalışmada hastane çalışanlarının tıbbi atıklar konusunda bilgi düzeyi anketine verdikleri doğru cevap ortalaması %86’dır. Hastane çalışanlarına mevcut atık yönetmeliği kapsamında tıbbi atıklar konusunda sürekli eğitim verilmesi ve belirli aralıklarla denetlenmesi atıklar konusundaki farkındalığı artıracaktır.

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“…Hospitals, especially in developing countries, usually face difficulties in monitoring (MWM) [5], including Iraq where the process of management is not safe and medical waste is not classified into hazardous or general waste , which makes the actual volume of hazardous waste higher, thus possesses a threat to the environment and public health [6]. MWM is refers to separation, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste that are generated as a result health care providing process [7]. The responsibility of MWM is shared between various sectors starting from the health institution down to the municipality services and the major role of the environment ministry that participates in monitoring different phases of waste disposal [8].…”

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Knowledge and Practices of HealthCare Workers Regarding of Medical Waste Management in Hospitals of Al Najaf Governorate

Saadoon

H.Ali

Kadum

2022

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Medical waste (MW) is a serious problem in many developing countries. Iraq being one of them it faces challenges in waste management due to the environmental and human health risks. This study aims to assess the knowledge and practices of healthcare workers on medical waste management and determine the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of healthcare workers with knowledge and practices. A descriptive; cross sectional study conducted at Al-Najaf governorate hospitals. It includes 443 participants collected during the period of 2nd January until 31th March 2022 using a structured questionnaire which depends on the National Guide to Infection Control in the Iraqi Health Institution and the previous studies. 443 participants with the mean ± SD of their ages was 29.18 ±7.68 years, female was represented (58.9%). The highest percentage of the studied samples were paramedical staff (70%), had Baccalaureate certification (44%), period of experience (1-5) years (62.98%). The majority of them (69.1%) did not undergo any training program. In general, knowledge about MWM is fair (69.9%), good (25.1%) and (4.9%) poor, while about practices, (38.6%) had poor practices, (38.6%) fair, (25.1) good. This study concluded that healthcare workers in Al-Najaf hospitals had fair knowledge and practices about Medical Waste Management.

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Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge About Health Care Waste Management in Duhok City

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Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards

Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards

Hastane Çalişanlarinin Tibbi̇ Atiklar Konusunda Bi̇lgi̇ Düzeyleri̇ni̇n İncelenmesi̇: İzmi̇r İli̇ Urla Devlet Hastanesi̇ Örneği̇

Knowledge and Practices of HealthCare Workers Regarding of Medical Waste Management in Hospitals of Al Najaf Governorate

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