Knowledge, attitude, and practices about biomedical waste management as per 2016 rules among resident doctors and nursing staff in a tertiary care specialty hospital: A cross-sectional study

Dey, Pranjal; Das, Basudeb

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“…A study conducted by Ashwini and Hiremath [ 13 ] on biomedical waste management among health workers had a majority of participants with experience ranging from one to 10 years. A study conducted by Dey and Das [ 14 ] found that the majority of the participants were males (64%), and work experience ranged from one to five years (54%). A study conducted in West Bengal by Dalui et al [ 15 ] found that the majority of the participants were females (63.3%); the proportion of nurses was higher than that of doctors in their study.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management Among Doctors and Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zala,

2023

Cureus

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BackgroundBiomedical waste (BMW) management is an important practice that has to be followed by all healthcare workers (HCW) in health centres. COVID-19 had become a global threat, and the spread of the infection had increased drastically. Healthcare workers were already involved in managing COVID-19 patients. It is essential to have adequate knowledge, attitude and good practices among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 period. Hence, the present study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of COVID-19 biomedical waste management among doctors and nurses working in a private tertiary care centre in Puducherry. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of BMW management among doctors and nurses who were working during the COVID-19 period. A total of 384 samples were recruited, and the study was conducted for a period of four months. Data were collected from a prevalidated, pre-tested questionnaire that assessed the knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedical waste management. Further analysis was done using Microsoft (MS) Excel (Microsoft ® Corp., Redmond, WA) and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software (IBM SPSS Statistics, Armonk, NY). ResultsAmong the 384 participants, 152 (39.6%) had excellent knowledge, 143 (37.2%) had good knowledge and 89 (23.2%) had poor knowledge. Among the 111 doctors, 55 (49.5%) had excellent knowledge, and 36 (32.4%) had good knowledge. Among the 273 nurses, 107 (39.2%) had good knowledge and 97 (35.5%) had excellent knowledge. Of the study participants, 98.2% had a favourable attitude, and 89.6% had favourable practices towards biomedical waste management. Occupation and training received on BMW management were found to be predictors of knowledge regarding biomedical waste management. ConclusionFrom the present study, it is found that the knowledge of biomedical waste management needs to be improved among doctors and nurses, especially in situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, a positive correlation was found between knowledge score and practice score, which states that increasing knowledge regarding biomedical waste management will improve practice towards biomedical waste management. Also, doctors and nurses who had already received training in biomedical waste management were found to have better knowledge than those who had not. Hence, the college administration should do various health education activities and training sessions to enhance biomedical waste management among doctors and nurses working in the hospital.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management Among Doctors and Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zala,

2023

Cureus

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“…Practice of maintaining record for biomedical waste by doctors was less when compared to nurses and group D in our study. Similarly, Dey et al observed that the practice of maintaining a record for biomedical waste was more with nursing staff when compared to resident doctors [ 11 ].…”

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To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices in biomedical waste management among health care workers in dedicated COVID hospital in Bangalore

2021

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Background In this pandemic of COVID-19, the highest amount of infective material, biomedical waste is generated in hospitals and it is frequently handled by the healthcare workers irrespective of cadres. Hence the awareness of healthcare workers in regards with biomedical waste (BMW) management is crucial in this pandemic. This study is therefore conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices in BMW management among health care workers in our institution. Results A total of 280 subjects consisting of doctors, nursing staff and group D workers were included in the study after obtaining informed consent. The knowledge among healthcare workers was satisfactory, but comparatively group D workers were lagging behind. Overall they all have a good attitude towards BMW management but practices on BMW management needs improvement mostly among group D workers. Conclusions There have to be regular training programmes on biomedical waste management and its hazards for all the healthcare workers including group D workers. Along with educational intervention, strict implementation of biomedical waste management guidelines with its monitoring at all levels is also very much essential.

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“…Biomedical waste (BMW) includes waste generated during diagnosis, treatment, immunization of human beings or animals or research activities or in production or testing of biologicals. 1 BMW handling rules have been notified in 1998 and updated in March 2016. Health care setting is a major contributor to biomedical wastes.…”

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“…4 BMW management begins from the initial stage of the generation of waste, segregation at the source, storage at the site, disinfection, and transfer to the terminal disposal site; these steps play a critical role in the disposal of waste; these steps play a critical role in the disposal of waste. 1 A report by (WHO, 2013) states that around 80% of medical waste generated is comparable to the domestic waste while remaining 20% is considered hazardous because it being infectious, toxic or radioactive. Here infectious waste constitutes (15% from all healthcare activities.…”

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Study of knowledge, attitude, and practices of biomedical waste management among healthcare workers in tertiary care government hospital in western Maharashtra

Gawande

Gokhale

Soni

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Bio-medical wastes produced in the course of health care activities has a higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste among healthcare workers. Studies in India and other developing countries have shown lack of knowledge and poor practice of biomedical waste (BMW) management.Methods: This was an observational hospital-based cross-sectional study. Study group included 210 healthcare workers, which includes doctors, interns, nursing staff, laboratory technicians, and class IV workers. Study was done by using a semi-structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using Microsoft Excel 2016.Results: The majority of doctors (92%), interns (90%), nursing staff (93%) had adequate knowledge about BMW management, but lab technicians and class IV workers (70%) had poor knowledge. Among all health care workers (HCW), 50% of HCW attended the training for biomedical waste management, 46% of the HCW thought that BMW management is an extra burden on work. Except for nursing staff (100%), other healthcare workers (>55%) do not follow the color-coding of BMW.Conclusions: The study emphasizes the need to conduct periodic training among all healthcare workers about all aspects related to bio-medical waste management.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practices about biomedical waste management as per 2016 rules among resident doctors and nursing staff in a tertiary care specialty hospital: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 6 publications

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management Among Doctors and Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management Among Doctors and Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Study

To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices in biomedical waste management among health care workers in dedicated COVID hospital in Bangalore

Study of knowledge, attitude, and practices of biomedical waste management among healthcare workers in tertiary care government hospital in western Maharashtra

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