scholarly journals A Comparative Study on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception toward Hazardous Medical Waste Produced at Home in a Coastal City of Karnataka, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prajna Narayan ◽  
Ankeeta Menona Jacob ◽  
Pranav Shetty ◽  
Preethika Singh
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
At Home

Abstract Introduction Hazardous healthcare waste produced at home contributes to approximately 0.5% of biomedical waste, and although potentially infectious, is often discarded with other domestic wastes. The study aimed to quantify and compare types and patterns of biomedical waste generated in homes and to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding biomedical waste among selected urban and rural households in the coastal area of Mangalore city in Karnataka. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in households consisting of rural and urban field practice areas of a tertiary care hospital in coastal Karnataka from November 2017 to February 2018. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding healthcare waste generated at home was assessed. Qualitative variables of the waste segregation practice, types of biomedical waste, the knowledge, perception, and attitude to practices regarding biomedical waste were expressed in percentages proportions and analyzed using SPSS v.20. Results Baby diapers were the most common hazardous waste. The number of baby diapers produced daily in rural and urban areas was 32 (42.7%) and 64 (85.3%), respectively. The urban households had better knowledge of possible hazardous healthcare waste at home, 28 (37.33%) compared with 7 (9.3%) in rural households. Seventy-one (94.7%) urban and 49 (65.3%) rural households had a favorable attitude toward the disposal of hazardous domestic biomedical waste. Conclusion The knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding hazardous healthcare waste produced at the household level were better among urban households compared with rural households.

scholarly journals Estimating the Generation of Garden Waste in England and the Differences between Rural and Urban Areas

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Eades ◽  
Sigrid Kusch-Brandt ◽  
Sonia Heaven ◽  
Charles J. Banks
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Private Households ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Management Schemes ◽  
Garden Waste

Garden waste arising from private households represents a major component of the biodegradable municipal waste stream. To design effective waste valorisation schemes, detailed information about garden waste is a prerequisite. While the biochemical composition of this material is well documented, there is a lack of knowledge regarding both the quantities arising, and quantities entering the services operated by waste management authorities. This work studied the quantities of garden waste arisings at urban and rural households along with the disposal methods used. A door-to-door interview survey, an analysis of kerbside collections of garden waste, and an assessment of materials brought by citizens to a waste recycling site were carried out in Hampshire, UK. If extrapolated nationally, the results indicate that households in England produce an average of 0.79 kg of garden waste per day, or 288 kg per year. On a per capita basis, this corresponds to an annual arising of 120 kg per person, out of which around 70% enters the collection schemes of the waste management authorities. The quantity generated by rural and urban households differed substantially, with rural households producing 1.96 ± 1.35 kg per day and urban households 0.64 ± 0.46 kg per day. Rural households adopted self-sufficient methods of garden waste management such as home composting or backyard burning to a much greater extent compared with urban households. Less than half of the generated rural garden waste entered services operated by the waste collection authorities, while urban households strongly relied on these services. A detailed breakdown of the disposal routes chosen by urban and rural householders can support authorities in tailoring more effective waste management schemes.

scholarly journals Study on knowledge, attitude and practices regarding biomedical waste management among post graduate residents in a tertiary care hospital of Lucknow

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2730
Author(s):  
Sugandhi Sharma ◽  
Trideep Jyoti Deori
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Healthcare Waste ◽  
Treatment And Disposal ◽  
Medical University

Background: It is estimated that 10-25% of the healthcare waste generated is hazardous and presents physical, chemical and/or microbiological risk to the general population and health-care workers associated with handling, treatment, and disposal of waste. All health personnel are expected to have proper knowledge, practice and capacity to guide others for waste collection and management and proper handling techniques. This study was conducted with the aim to assess knowledge, attitude and practices among 1st year post graduate residents in a tertiary care hospital of Lucknow.Methods: It was a hospital based cross-sectional study carried out in March 2017 on 1st year Junior Residents of King George’s medical University, Lucknow. Data was collected using a structured, self-administrated questionnaire, designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices on various aspects of bio-medical waste (BMW) management.Results: Majority (72%) of the residents had an average knowledge about BMW management. About one-fourth of them (27.7%) knew about the maximum time beyond which the waste can’t be stored in the hospital while about half of the residents (56.2%) thought that their knowledge regarding biomedical waste is adequate. It was alarming to note that 11.6 percent of the residents were not vaccinated against Hepatitis B.Conclusions: The residents had average knowledge about BMW management, legislation and color coding. The attitude of residents regarding BMW was good but in practice it was average. There is an essential need for better education to improve the practices of BMW management by well-designed seminars, programs and workshops.

scholarly journals A study of breast-feeding practices among rural women

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Dr. Santosh Patel ◽  
◽  
Dr. Kamlesh K Nigam ◽  
Dr. G. Chitti Babu ◽  
Dr. SLDV Ramana Murty Kadali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Rural And Urban Area ◽  
Study Participants

Introduction: Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growthand development of infants. As per the national family health survey-3 (NFHS-3), only 46% of theIndian infants between 0 and 6 months are exclusively breastfed. Hence the following study wasdone to know the practice of breastfeeding in mothers of rural and urban areas of India. Materialsand Methods: The study was conducted in a rural and urban area, which is under theadministrative control of a tertiary care hospital. All lactating mothers having babies up to 1 yearwere included in the study. Results: The mean age was 26.73 years (SD = 2.53), and 40.4 % ofmothers were below 20-24 years of age. A large proportion (77.8%) were of the Hindu faith. Mostmothers had education beyond primary school. 35.1% of participants were mothers of 2 or morechildren. A large percentage (74.7%) of study participants were delivered in a hospital. Exclusivebreastfeeding was practiced by 73.1% of mothers. 78.3% of a mother gave first breast milk i.e.colostrum to their new-borns. Still, 46.3% of mothers feed their child with honey, Ghutti, plainwater, artificial milk, sugar water, etc., before starting breastfeeding. Conclusions: The counselingshould be continued after the delivery of the baby for continuous education to the mother about theproper care of newborn, initiation of breastfeeding, the information regarding the advantages andduration of breastfeeding, the importance of colostrum feeding, the timing of weaning needs to beprovided

Prescribing trends of antidiabetic drugs in diabetic and hypertensive diabetic patients in an urban tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-343
Author(s):  
Mohammad Didar Khan ◽  
Md. Ibrahim ◽  
Md. Mizanur Rahman Moghal ◽  
Dipti debnath ◽  
Asma Kabir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Patient Profile ◽  
Prescribing Trends ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Insight Into

Objective: The present epidemiological study was conducted with the objectives of providing an insight into the current use of antidiabetic medications to diabetics and hypertensive diabetics in urban areas and determining how the patient factors influence the prescribing of antidiabetic medications. Methodology: Data of patients of past two years were collected from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The details were entered in the structured patient profile form. Data were statistically analyzed using the Microsoft Excel 2007 software. Result: A total of 958 patient’s data were collected and analyzed of which 632 (65.97 %) were males and 326 (34.03 %) were females. These patients were further categorized based on their age. 330 patients (34.45 %) belonged to the age group 20 – 44 years, 504 (52.61 %) to the age group 45 – 65 years and 124 (12.94 %) to the age group 65 – 80 years. 684 (71.4%) patients out of the 958 patients studied were suffering from coexisting hypertension. Co-existing hypertension was found to be more prevalent in the age group 45 – 65 years (67.69%) and was found more in females (84.04%). Conclusion: Metformin was the oral hypoglycemic which was the highest prescribed. In hypertensive diabetics Metformin and Pioglitazone were most frequently prescribed drugs. Biguanides and Insulin were the most commonly prescribed antidiabetics. A combination of two or more drugs of different classes was prescribed to hypertensive diabetics. It is necessary to have an improved understanding of the etiology and pathophysiology of diabetes to focus on research efforts appropriately.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, Practices and Obstacles to Provide Urinary incontinence Care among Nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Akmal Shehzad ◽  
Kausar Parveen ◽  
Muhammad Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Attitudes And Practices

Purpose: Nurses are personalities who stand with patients at all times to listen and solve their problems. Excellent knowledge, good practices and positive attitude of nurses proves very effective for improving patients with urinary incontinence in a mannered way. The study objective was, (a) evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices among nurses of urinary incontinence, (b) reveal the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and demographic characteristics and (c) evaluate obstacles faced by nurses during urinary incontinence care. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was accompanied in a government tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. To analysis the variables statistical packages for social sciences version 25 was used. Pearson correlation test was used to correlate the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding urinary incontinence. Less than P>0.05 is significant. Findings: 164 nurses contributed in the studies and 157 completed and return the survey questioner, with return rate of 95.7%. Of those, 117(74.5%) were female nurses and 40(25.5%) were male nurses. There is a significant correlation found between knowledge with attitude items 0.046 and knowledge with practice items 0.039. The study respondents have good knowledge, positive attitude but wrong practices regarding urinary incontinence. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: It is concluded that Nurses have good knowledge, positive attitude but wrong practices that require special training or workshops to managing and treating incontinence more efficiently. This helps to bring significant improvement in urinary incontinence care and helps to lower the heath care cost. Such clinical guidelines need to be made within the organizations to manage a significant proportion of patients with urinary incontinence. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Obstacles, Urinary incontinence, Nurses

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG NURSES TOWARDS HIV/ AIDS PATIENTS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, AMROHA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Agrawal ◽  
Ankita Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
High Level ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has become one of the most serious challenges to public health due to its high morbidity, mortality and economic impacts. Good Knowledge, positive attitudes and practices are important aspects of providing nursing care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses working with HIV/AIDS patients. Methods: This study was descriptive, performed on 200 nurses working with HIV/AIDS patients at a tertiary care Hospital, Amroha. Data was collected using pretested, validated, self administered questionnaire consisting of knowledge, attitude and practice based questions related to HIV/Aids and infected patients along with demographic variables of nursing staff under study.  Results: The result of this study showed that majority of nurses (81%) working with HIV/AIDS patients possess adequate level of knowledge. Most of the nurses under study showed high level of empathic attitude toward people living with HIV/AIDS (above 80%) but at the same time high level of avoidance was observed among some nurses. Practice of nurses working with HIV/AIDS patients was found good. Conclusions: There was satisfactory knowledge, positive attitudes and good practice level among nurses under study. Recommendations: Training should focus on Preventive methods and modes of HIV transmission, care and support of all patients no matter what the disease, emphasizing confidentiality as a patient right that should not be ignored and should train nurses and monitor nursing skills. Keywords: Public health, Nurses, HIV, Knowledge, Attitude, Practices

scholarly journals A current analysis of caregivers’ approaches to fever and antipyretic usage

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (03) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Polat ◽  
Soner Kara ◽  
Hasan Tezer ◽  
Anıl Tapısız ◽  
Okşan Derinöz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Measurement ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Children's Caregivers

Introduction: The aim of this survey was to investigate the current knowledge, attitudes, and practices of febrile children’s caregivers about fever, antipyretic usage, and temperature measurement methods in a tertiary care hospital. Methodology: A 41-item questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of febrile children’s caregivers in face-to-face interviews by two research assistants from January 2012 through June 2012 in an urban region of Turkey. Results: A total of 1,032 caregivers completed the interview. Approximately one-third of caregivers considered a temperature of less than 37.8°C (100°F) to be a fever, and 13% of all respondents would give antipyretics for a body temperature ≤ 37.8°C. Furthermore, 76% of parents would wake their children from sleep to administer antipyretics. Although a high proportion (89.5%) of respondents believed that fever had harmful effects, 10.5% considered fever to be beneficial. Alternating use of acetaminophen and ibuprofen (44%) and giving antipyretics routinely (71%) before and after immunizations were common parental practices and generally advised by pediatricians. Parents with higher levels of education were more likely to consider fever to be beneficial and to treat fever with antipyretics, and less likely to seek medical attention for mild fever. Most caregivers stated that they were unsure about the right site (90%) and thermometer type (95%) for temperature measurement. Conclusions: Persistent fever anxiety and excessive antipyretic usage may be heightened by the lack of knowledge regarding accurate temperature measurement methods with digital thermometers in our population. Parental education may positively affect the approach to fever and antipyretic usage.

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