Factors Influencing Adherence to Proper Health Care Waste Management Practices among Health Workers in Wakiso District, Uganda

Babirye, Josephine; Vuzi, Peter C.; Mutekanga, David R

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“…The findings showed that there is a positive attitude towards HCW management based on the data analyzed, it was gathered that majority (95%) of the respondents agreed that waste should be segregated at the source of generation (mean = 4.46) this is in line with Babirye, Vuzi, & Mutekanga (2020) [3] , who said to encourage and facilitate segregation at source, reusable waste containers or baskets with liners of the correct size and thickness should be placed as close as possible to the point of generation. 93.3%.…”

Section: Respondents' Attitude Towards Hcw Management In Selected Hos...supporting

confidence: 71%

“…96.7% of the nurses indicated Yes that HCW management must be consistent and stringent from the point of generation to the point of final disposal. This finding was supported by Babirye, Vuzi, & Mutekanga (2020) [3] , who said considering the hazardous potential of HCW, its management must be consistent and stringent from the point of generation to the point of final disposal. 70.8% indicated Yes to the statement that there are only three forms of waste colour coding system this findings is contrary with Siddharudha, Shivalli, and Vasudha, Sanklapur, (2016) [17] whose findings revealed four coloured containers (i.e., yellow, blue, black, and red) were seen and used at all the stations of observation this implies that respondents do not really know that other colours can be used as a coding segregation system.…”

Section: Respondents' Knowledge About Hcw Management In Selected Hosp...mentioning

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“…In waste management, HCWs hold higher priority due to their hazardous nature which can affect human health and also pollute the environment. In working environments that have improper health care waste management practices, such waste exposes Healthcare workers and patients to infections like HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B & C and due to blood borne pathogens (Babirye, Vuzi, & Mutekanga, 2020) [3] . Anectodally, it has been observed in a number of hospitals in Nigeria, Abeokuta inclusive that the manner in which health care wastes are managed even by nurses who are supposedly the heartbeat of a health institution does not usually conform with the standard waste management policy especially the coding system of healthcare waste segregation this is evidential because syringes, needles, used dressings and some blood waste materials are sometimes seen openly among general hospital and in community wastes along the strategic corridors, spots designated for non-infectious waste disposal and sometimes on the streets nearby hospitals respectively.…”

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“…yellow or red for infectious waste with clearly marked international infectious waste symbol. The colour coding for segregation of bio-medical waste has been recommended by the recent guiding principles" (Babirye, Vuzi, &Mutekanga, 2020) [3] . Majority (81.7%) of respondents disagreed that "Segregation of HCW is a waste of time especially when there is a busy work load" (mean = 4.13).…”

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Knowledge, attitude, and factors influencing health care (HCW) waste management among nurses in selected hospitals in Abeokuta, Ogun State

Salubi¹,

Maitanmi²,

Olowolafe³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Adv. Res. Med. Surg. Nurs.

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Healthcare wastes (HCWs) are one of the most hazardous wastes globally; second to only radiation waste. In developing countries especially in Africa, healthcare waste has not received the much needed attention that it deserves. This is because of the inadequate resources in these countries resulting into low priority for HCW management. The objectives of the study assess nurses' knowledge about, find out nurses' attitude towards HCW management and identify the factors influencing HCW management among nurses in selected hospitals in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A cross-sectional non experimental descriptive survey design and convenient sampling technique was employed. Self developed instrument with 32 items was distributed among 129 eventually 120 correctly retrieved among nurses who are directly involved in generation and disposal of healthcare waste in the State hospital ijaiye and Oba Ademola II hospital, Ake Abeokuta. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical package of social science (SPSS) version 2.0 and presented with percentage and frequency tables. All the three (3) research questions were answered based on the findings of the study which can be deduced that revealed that majority (75.0%) of the respondents have high knowledge on HCW management while only few (25.0%) of them have low knowledge on it. Majorities (88.3%) of the respondents have positive attitude toward health care waste management while only few (11.7%) of them have negative attitude toward it. About factors influencing HCW management among respondents almost all (99.2%) of the factors have high impact and influence on health care waste management while only few (0.8%) of the factors is of low impact on HCW among respondents. According to the findings it is therefore recommended that Nurses should further improve their knowledge as regards the various forms of colour coding waste segregation beyond what is utilized in their health institution, healthcare waste inspectors must be introduced into the health sector for close monitoring of improper healthcare waste management. Conclusively, Nurses still need to brush up their understanding about certain aspect like location or sites to correctly carry out treatment and disposal of HCW and the extensive colour coding segregation system of HCW not just three colour.

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confidence: 71%

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge, attitude, and factors influencing health care (HCW) waste management among nurses in selected hospitals in Abeokuta, Ogun State

Salubi¹,

Maitanmi²,

Olowolafe³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Adv. Res. Med. Surg. Nurs.

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“…Receiving training regarding medical waste management had a significant association with safe practice in healthcare waste management [36][37][38]. Providing personal protective equipment was an independent factor associated with adherence to proper healthcare waste management [39]. Personal protective equipment is also associated with waste management behavior [37].…”

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Sustainable Hospital Waste Management Practices in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: Problems and Prospects

Fernando,

Rushan

2024

Adv Environ Eng Res

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Ensuring the sustainability of hospital waste management practices has become a burning issue. Due to the growing population coinciding with rapid urbanization and industrialization, practicing sustainable methods of medical waste management is an urgent requirement. Like other developing countries, Sri Lanka also faces various difficulties when dealing with high-risk hospital waste material, spreading diseases rapidly and making the environment unclean. Thus, moving towards sustainable hospital waste management has received urgent attention. The primary purpose of this study is to explore whether the existing hospital waste management practices are sustainable. Further, this study identifies weaknesses of the existing waste management practices and examines factors affecting Sustainable Hospital Waste Management (SHWM) in the Western province of Sri Lanka. Data were collected from 18 officers involved in waste management from 14 government hospitals in the western province. Both inductive and deductive thematic analyses were used to explore whether the hospital waste management practices are sustainable. The study revealed that most selected hospitals failed to achieve sustainability in waste management practices. Achieving sustainability of waste management practices has become a challenge to government hospitals due to financial constraints, limited facilities and infrastructure, lack of social support, and poor management and administration. Patient mindset and health capacity, positive attitudes, knowledge, awareness, and experience, training on hospital waste management, availability of basic infrastructure and resources, financial facilities for hospital waste management, availability of rules and regulations, and intra and inter-organizational supports significantly affect sustainable hospital waste management. Exploring the sustainability of waste management practices using empirical data related to Sri Lanka is an initial attempt in the sustainable hospital waste management literature. Finally, policy measures are suggested for sustainable hospital waste management in Sri Lanka.

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Management of healthcare waste collection and segregation for developing countries

Jangre,

Prasad,

Patel

2023

Waste Manag Res

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Healthcare waste (HCW) consists of hazardous material that may be radioactive, toxic or infectious. Inappropriate treatment and disposal of HCW may pose health risks to humans indirectly through the release of pathogens and toxic pollutants into the environment. The biggest problem in HCW management is its handling, which causes anxiety over sorting and categorizing the waste. Hence, the current study identifies and addresses the challenges towards sustainable environmental development by managing infectious HCW in developing countries. Fuzzy Delphi method is used in the present study to carefully examine the barrier drawn from the literature and experts’ opinions. The number of barriers taken into consideration for study are 30, which are then grouped into four main categories, that is, social, environmental, technological and economic barriers. Additionally, a hybrid strategy based on the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory is developed in this work to examine the significance and interrelationships of the identified barrier. The research outcome is a hierarchy and classification model based on the relative importance of the barriers. The results of this study indicate that: ‘Lack of segregation’, ‘Inconsistency in waste collection’, ‘Unregulated disposal site’ and ‘Inadequate programme for training and awareness’ require quick action. The conclusions obtained through the study would facilitate the preparation of check sheets for documenting HCW management procedures by the healthcare administration and Pollution Control Boards. Understanding the priority cause-group barrier would improve the long-term protection of the hospital environment from the spread of infection caused by the HCW.

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Factors Influencing Adherence to Proper Health Care Waste Management Practices among Health Workers in Wakiso District, Uganda

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Knowledge, attitude, and factors influencing health care (HCW) waste management among nurses in selected hospitals in Abeokuta, Ogun State

Knowledge, attitude, and factors influencing health care (HCW) waste management among nurses in selected hospitals in Abeokuta, Ogun State

Sustainable Hospital Waste Management Practices in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: Problems and Prospects

Management of healthcare waste collection and segregation for developing countries

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