Rules and management of biomedical waste at Vivekananda Polyclinic: A case study

Gupta, Saurabh; Boojh, Ram; Mishra, Ajai; Chandra, Hem

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2008.06.009

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“…This should be supported through appropriate education, training, and commitment of the healthcare workers and management of healthcare managers. 18 …”

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Hospital Workers' Awareness of Health and Environmental Impacts of Poor Clinical Waste Disposal in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

Mochungong¹,

Guliš²,

Sodemann³

2010

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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“…This should be supported through appropriate education, training, and commitment of the healthcare workers and management of healthcare managers. 18 …”

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Hospital Workers' Awareness of Health and Environmental Impacts of Poor Clinical Waste Disposal in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

Mochungong¹,

Guliš²,

Sodemann³

2010

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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“…This coincides with a study in a 350-bedded polyclinic at Lucknow, India. 12 A good finding was that personal protective equipments were provided to all workers. The similar findings were reported in Delhi.…”

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Biomedical waste management practices in a tertiary care hospital: a descriptive study in Srinagar, Garhwal, India

Lohani

Dixit

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Biomedical waste (BMW) is generated in every health facility, which if not disposed off properly poses a risk for health and environment. Handling, segregation, mutilation, disinfection, storage, transportation and final disposal are vital steps for safe and scientific management of biomedical waste in any establishment. The objective were to assess the biomedical waste management (BMWM) practices and knowledge regarding BMWM in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in the tertiary care hospital during July and August 2014. Hospital waste management practices were observed by making visits to the waste collection sites at different sites of the hospital and for assessment of knowledge regarding waste management a total of 113 health care personnel were interviewed.Results: The overall mean score for “Condition of waste receptacles” was 44.3%. The mean score for segregation of waste was 77%, for mutilation of recyclable waste the mean score was 88% and the disinfection mean score was 72%. There were some good practices observed like presence of posters regarding disposal of BMW in most places, availability of gloves, masks etc. to the workers collecting BMW .There was no separate route for transport of biomedical waste. The knowledge regarding BMWM was not satisfactory among the participants and scope of improvement is there.Conclusions: While there were some good practices observed, there were inconsistencies observed regarding BMWM in the hospital.

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“…A study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Rajkot, India concluded that the lack of proper and complete knowledge about biomedical waste management affected practices of appropriate waste disposal (2). Another study concluded that there was a need to improve the knowledge, skills and competency of hospital staff by providing advanced facilities and on-job training in order to develop standard operating procedures for biomedical waste management (3). The lack of knowledge among nurses and multipurpose workers regarding segregation and colour coding of waste was highlighted in other research (4).…”

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Evaluation of biomedical waste management in primary health care centres in Saudi Arabia: a knowledge, attitudes and practices study

Reddy

Shammari

2017

East Mediterr Health J

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Évaluation de la gestion des déchets biomédicaux dans les centres de soins de santé primaires en Arabie saoudite : étude sur les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques RÉSUMÉ la prise de conscience et la connaissance des pratiques concernant les déchets biomédicaux sont très importantes pour tous les milieux de soins. La présente étude avait pour objectif de déterminer les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques concernant les déchets biomédicaux parmi les professionnels de la santé dans les centres de soins de santé primaires à Hail (Arabie saoudite). L'étude incluait 135 des 155 professionnels de la santé qui prenaient en charge des déchets biomédicaux dans 16 centres de soins de santé primaires sur 26. Les données ont été collectées au moyen d'un questionnaire structuré. Au total, 54,8 %, 48,9 % et 49,6 % des participants avaient des bons scores pour les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques respectivement. L'occupation, l'éducation et l'âge étaient significativement associés au niveau des connaissances, attitudes et pratiques (p < 0,01) : les médecins, les personnes diplômées et les répondants âgés avaient des meilleurs scores pour les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques. Il y avait une forte corrélation entre les connaissances et les attitudes, entre les connaissances et les pratiques ainsi qu'entre les attitudes et les pratiques (p ˂ 0,05). Une formation est recommandée afin de promouvoir les connaissances des professionnels qui prennent en charge des déchets biomédicaux dans les centres de soins de santé primaires. ABSTRACT Awareness and knowledge of biomedical waste practices is very important for any health care setting. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) about biomedical waste among health professionals in primary health care centres in Hail City, Saudi Arabia. The study included 135 of 155 professionals who dealt with biomedical waste from 16 out of 26 primary health care centres. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Overall 54.8%, 48.9% and 49.6% of the participants had good knowledge, attitudes and practices scores respectively. Profession, education and age were significantly associated with KAP level (P < 0.01): doctors, those with a degree and older respondents had better KAP scores. There was a strong correlation between knowledge and attitudes, knowledge and practices, and attitudes and practices (P ˂ 0.05). Training is recommended to enhance the knowledge of the professionals dealing with biomedical waste in the primary health care centres. ‫ـف‬ ‫واملواقـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫املعرفـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫دراسـ‬ ‫ـعودية:‬ ‫السـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫العربيـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫اململكـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫األوليـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫الصحيـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫الرعايـ‬ ‫ـز‬ ‫مراكـ‬ ‫يف‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫احليويـ‬ ‫ـة‬ ‫الطبيـ‬ ‫ـات‬ ‫النفايـ‬ ‫إدارة‬ ‫ـم‬ ‫تقييـ‬ ‫ـات‬ ‫واملامراسـ‬

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Rules and management of biomedical waste at Vivekananda Polyclinic: A case study

Cited by 51 publications

References 20 publications

Hospital Workers' Awareness of Health and Environmental Impacts of Poor Clinical Waste Disposal in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

Hospital Workers' Awareness of Health and Environmental Impacts of Poor Clinical Waste Disposal in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

Biomedical waste management practices in a tertiary care hospital: a descriptive study in Srinagar, Garhwal, India

Evaluation of biomedical waste management in primary health care centres in Saudi Arabia: a knowledge, attitudes and practices study

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