scholarly journals BIO MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY AMONG NURSING STAFF IN TERITIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF MYSORE

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (86) ◽  
pp. 15017-15023
Author(s):  
Maganur Lakshmana Kusuma ◽  
Ranjini N ◽  
Anitha K T ◽  
Muddasir Azeez Khan ◽  
Mansoor Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Medical Waste Management

scholarly journals KAP study of bio-medical waste management among health care workers in Delhi

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 3332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gajanan C. Soyam ◽  
Prabhakar A. Hiwarkar ◽  
Umesh G. Kawalkar ◽  
Vishal C. Soyam ◽  
Vimal K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Rural Hospital ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Background: Bio-medical waste management is vital issue not only to hospitals, but also to the environment, law enforcement agency, media and to the general public.The objectives of the study were to find out level of knowledge, attitude and practices of health care workers (HCWs) about bio-medical waste management in a rural hospital of Delhi. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in rural hospital, Delhi on 155 HCWs. Pre-designed, pretested, structured questionnaire were administered on 155 HCWs of hospital. Data collected and analyzed by using SPSS-17. Results: Total of 155 HCWs were selected. Majority of HCWs were in the age group of 30.3 years±5.6 (mean age±SD) Almost half (54.2%) of study population comprised of female. Most of them were nursing staff. Mean years of experience in service was 4.8±3.7 (mean age±SD). Majority HCWs in this study took education up to senior secondary and they possess respective professional qualification. Statistically significant numbers of HCWs vaccinated with HBV vaccine and received training of bio-medical waste management (p<0.05). Almost all (97.4%) HCWs aware of bio-medical waste management rules and have very positive attitude. Practice of HCWs regarding bio-medical waste management was relatively poor. Conclusions: Nursing staff have not only best knowledge and attitude but also good practices among all HCWs. Additional training have been required to Paramedics and group-D workers.  

scholarly journals Impact of educational intervention on knowledge and attitude of bio-medical waste management among health care personnel working in a tertiary care hospital of Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 4755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Sharma ◽  
Lalita D. Hiremath ◽  
Sudeepa D. ◽  
Kiran Kumar H. V.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities carries a higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Inadequate and inappropriate knowledge of handling of healthcare waste among health care personnel may have serious health consequences and a significant impact on the environment as well. Hence this study was undertaken to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding the bio-medical waste management among nurses and laboratory technicians working in our hospital and to evaluate the effect of the intervention program given to them.Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted among the nurses and laboratory technicians working at The Oxford Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bengaluru. An identical pre-designed and pre-tested structured questionnaire was given to them before and after the training session.Results: After the training program, a statistically significant increase in knowledge on all aspects of bio-medical waste management was found among the study participants. The attitude on all aspects related to BMW management improved among the participants after the intervention.Conclusions:All health care personnel must undergo regular training in BMW management. This should be coupled with effective implementation of rules and regular monitoring by authorities.  

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