Integrated Environmental Assessment of Medical Waste Management in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Al-Omran, Khadija; Abahussain, Asma; Khan, Ezzat

doi:10.3390/su15032397

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“…In fact, during this emergency, an exponential increase in healthcare waste that represented a potential hazard to the environment was experienced [82,83]. Given this scenario and the systemic knowledge gap of HCWs on this topic [14,24,76], the results outlined in our systematic review emphasize the urgent need to raise global awareness and increase educational initiatives to improve waste management [82,84,85].…”

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The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions in Improving Waste Management Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Conti,

Viottini,

Comoretto

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The healthcare sector represents a major source of waste production, and healthcare workers (HCWs) are crucial in waste management. Educational interventions (EIs) can be delivered through a single component (mono-component) or by combining different components (multi-component); although they have a potential impact on the sustainability of healthcare, their effectiveness in waste management still needs to be identified. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe EIs to improve waste management knowledge, attitudes, and practices among HCWs and provide an estimate of their effectiveness. Six relevant databases were searched; 24 articles were included, and 19 were meta-analyzed. These were mainly from low-income countries and did not consider EIs for recycling, reducing, and reusing. Compared to the mono-component EIs, the multi-component Eis showed a higher statistically significant positive post-intervention effect on knowledge, with greater retention in the medium–long term, and on practices, particularly among non-hands-on HCWs. The effects of the EIs on attitudes were not significant. Our results suggest that multi-component EIs should be preferred to improve waste management standards in the healthcare sector. Given the heterogeneity found among EIs, the standardization of types, content, duration, and assessment methods should be considered. Finally, their harmonization at a global level could influence international and national policies on sustainability.

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The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions in Improving Waste Management Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Conti,

Viottini,

Comoretto

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…The management of HCW involves a substantial amount of effort by healthcare professionals who are involved in daily care and other healthcare tasks [51,52] C Sensitivity to the environment, existence of the NIMBY phenomenon Because of NIMBYism, waste facilities have to be located farther away from inhabited areas, which results in significant cost savings as trash management efficiency rises [53,54].…”

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Sustainable Medical Waste Management Using an Intuitionistic Fuzzy-Based Decision Support System

Kokkinos,

Lakioti,

Moustakas

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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The growing urban population and increased use of healthcare services have brought significant attention to the safe and sustainable management of medical waste. Selecting the proper technology in medical waste management (MWM) represents one of the most critical challenges for decision-makers to ensure public health. In order to evaluate and choose the best MWM methodology, the current research provides a novel multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) strategy for a variety of social stakeholders, to compute criteria weights, decision-making weights, and alternative ranking algorithms. The suggested structure addresses uncertain assessments of alternatives by extending weighting and ranking methods to acquire the decision-making weight and rank the MWM alternatives based on uncertain conditions. It also uses ‘intuitionistic fuzzy’ linguistic variables to indicate criteria weights. To assess all the factors pertaining to the sustainability of MWM actions, this study suggests the creation of a decision support system (DSS). Our DSS is built upon a novel strategy that utilizes a collection of MCDM models that are grounded on contemporary intuitionistic fuzzy logic methodologies. Alternative scenarios have been assessed for the instance of Greece, after specialists in the healthcare management field imposed 17 criteria and sub-criteria. The IF-MCDM methodologies used were the Intuitionistic Fuzzy DEMATEL, TOPSIS, and CORPAS. The alternative scenarios ranged from the prioritizing of safety laws and regulations to public acceptance and awareness, with the handling of hazardous risks and transportation playing a crucial part in the process. All ensemble methods produced the same ranking of the alternatives, demonstrating that safety and risk avoidance is the most significant scenario for sustainable urban development and public health.

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“…However, the amount and improper management of medical waste could increases a result of several societal, economic, and technical forces and constraints. These problems might have detrimental effects on the natural environment, human well-being and economy [8]. Jangre, et al, [9] stressed on prioritization of factors and selection of best business practice from bio-medical waste generated using bestworst method.…”

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A Review of Medical Waste, its Environmental Consequences and Management Strategies: A Burning Issue of the Present Day Society

Bano,

Hamid,

Bhat

et al. 2023

IJECC

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Medical waste has enormous consequences for human health and the environment. It has the potential to cause severe disease, if not death. If drugs end up near wildlife refuges like parks, lakes, and other natural environments, whole populations of species might be wiped off therefore its management is vital due to the potential for environmental and public health hazards, especially in countries which are in the process of development. It is crucial to collect data and examples from a developed nation or a nation with an efficient medical waste management system. Cities are expected to accommodate 65 percent of the globe's population by 2030. The amount of residential waste produced in Mumbai on a regular basis is approximated to be the equal of an eight-story building complex. The atmosphere in cities is so bad that an estimated two million kids under the age of five die from respiratory problems each year. Hospitals, retail stores selling vegetables, seafood, and other items, as well as bus stops, train stations, and amusement parks, are all filthy and serve as breeding grounds for dangerous diseases. In developing nations like India, the amount of trash generated by hospitals is significantly rising, hence monitoring is important. The growing interest for public health excellence and pollution management, necessities that the large quantity of hazardous waste be rendered as innocuous very quickly, prior to its disposal. The main aim of this paper is to highlight the issues surrounding medical waste, its environmental repercussions, and the management procedure.

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Integrated Environmental Assessment of Medical Waste Management in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions in Improving Waste Management Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Effectiveness of Educational Interventions in Improving Waste Management Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sustainable Medical Waste Management Using an Intuitionistic Fuzzy-Based Decision Support System

A Review of Medical Waste, its Environmental Consequences and Management Strategies: A Burning Issue of the Present Day Society

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