Biomedical waste disposal practices among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in secondary and tertiary care facilities of Tamil Nadu

Krishnamoorthy, Yuvaraj; Anuradha, R.; Rajaa, Sathish; Samuel, Gerald; Sinha, Isha

doi:10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.08.011

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“…A study from Tamilnadu about hand hygiene among HCWs reported similar results. As per the study, nurses were more compliant to appropriate hand hygiene practices than doctors and other healthcare staff [9]. However, interns reported the highest proportions of hand washing before touching a newborn.…”

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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Among Healthcare Personnel in Delivery Points at a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

Shibu,

Adhisivam,

Chathurvedula

et al. 2024

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Objectives: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of neonatal mortality worldwide. Inadequate hand hygiene practices of healthcare workers (HCWs) at delivery points are a major causative factor of early-onset sepsis (EOS). This study aims to assess the prevailing hand washing practices of HCWs at delivery points and analyse the factors affecting these practices.Methods: A questionnaire-based, descriptive study was conducted in JIPMER, a tertiary care hospital in South India. Resident doctors, nurses, and interns posted at delivery points were recruited as participants. Hand hygiene practices of different groups were reported as frequencies and percentages. Factors affecting hand hygiene were scored on a five-point Likert scale and reported as median with inter-quartile range.Results: Nurses were found to have highest overall hand hygiene compliance, while interns reported the highest proportions of hand hygiene with respect to handling newborns. Non availability of means to dry hands near washing areas, overuse of gloves, staff shortages, emergency situations, and high patient load were some of the factors found to impede hand hygiene. Installation of CCTVs near washing areas and supervision by seniors were reported as factors that could improve hand washing. Conclusion:Even though nurses reported the highest overall hand hygiene compliance, they need to observe better hand washing practices before handling newborns. Among the factors found to facilitate and impede hand hygiene, some of them can easily be corrected to optimize hand hygiene practices at delivery points, to reduce EOS.

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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Among Healthcare Personnel in Delivery Points at a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

Shibu,

Adhisivam,

Chathurvedula

et al. 2024

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“…Nearly three-fourth of the observations followed appropriate BMW disposal practices in a study conducted among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in secondary and tertiary care facilities of Tamil Nadu. 26 Another study revealed that only 23% of the study population was found to be performing good BMW management practices with the average practice score highest among nurses and least in doctors. 27 Our study showed that knowledge about disposal of infectious plastic waste into red coded bags was low among students.…”

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Biomedical waste management: assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice among health care workers

Aravind,

T. S.,

Pinheiro

et al. 2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The waste produced in healthcare activities carries a high potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Inadequate knowledge of biomedical waste (BMW) management can lead to serious health consequences and an adverse impact on environment. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of BMW management among healthcare workers of government T. D. medical college, Alappuzha. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among staff and students of government T. D. medical college, Alappuzha. Stratified sampling was done and data was collected using semi structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 26 software. Results: The majority of faculty and nurses had good knowledge about segregation of waste into yellow and red coded bags. Nurses, students and residents had good knowledge about waste disposal into white coded containers whereas into blue coded containers was seen in lesser proportion among all categories of health care workers. All the nurses and majority of the faculty had corrected attitude towards BMW management. Assessment of practice revealed that 50% of the nurses practiced proper BMW management and the proportion was much lower among all other categories of health care workers. Conclusions: Knowledge about infectious plastic waste and sharp waste disposal was low among students and faculty respectively. Knowledge about metallic and glassware disposal was low among all categories of health care workers. Attitude towards BMW management was low among students and residents and its practice was inadequate among all categories of health care workers.

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“…The research assistants then conducted direct, non-participant, structured, undisguised observations of healthcare professionals' hand hygiene practices. Biomedical waste disposal practices were also observed on a different day with different set of healthcare workers and the findings of the study are published elsewhere [ 11 ].…”

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Compliance with hand hygiene practices and its appropriateness among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in public health facilities of Tamil Nadu, India

Krishnamoorthy¹,

Kala²,

Deivasigamani³

et al. 2023

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Biomedical waste disposal practices among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in secondary and tertiary care facilities of Tamil Nadu

Cited by 10 publications

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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Among Healthcare Personnel in Delivery Points at a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

Factors Associated with Hand Washing Among Healthcare Personnel in Delivery Points at a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

Biomedical waste management: assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice among health care workers

Compliance with hand hygiene practices and its appropriateness among healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in public health facilities of Tamil Nadu, India

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