A study of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding biomedical waste management among the health-care workers in a multispeciality teaching hospital at Delhi

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1540
Author(s):  
Ravi Sehgal ◽  
Rinku Garg ◽  
Paramjit Dhot ◽  
Parul Singhal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals A STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES REGARDING BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL OF WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The hazardous impact of biomedical waste on the community and environment is enhanced manifold if it is not managed effectively. Appropriate knowledge and awareness amongst the health care workers about the biomedical waste management, will help in minimizing health care associated infections. Purpose: There are no such studies in this part of the country to identify the gaps / lacunae in knowledge, attitude & practices amongst health care workers, so that timely corrective measures could be instituted in the form of educational interventions. Material & Methods: This Questionnaire based descriptive study was undertaken at a tertiary care teaching hospital of western Uttar Pradesh in March 2018 after obtaining clearance from Institutional ethics committee. A total of 85 subjects (30 Doctors, 30 Nurses, 25 Laboratory technicians) were administered pre structured pre-validated anonymous questionnaire. Mean scores of the Knowledge, Attitudes and practices of the three groups were compared by Anova test and the comparison between any two study groups done using unpaired t test and the significance  level was set to 0.05. Results: While comparing Knowledge, attitude and practices between Doctors & Nurses, though doctors scored higher in all 3 sections but the difference was statistically significant only in the Knowledge and Practice levels. While comparing KAP scores between Nurses & Lab.technicians, though nurses scored higher but a statistically significant difference was seen in the attitude levels only.There was a statistically significant difference in the scores of Doctors, Nurses & Lab. Technicians in all the three sections Conclusion: Such studies help in detecting the gaps & lacunae in knowledge, attitude & practices amongst different categories of health care providers which could be addressed through targeted educational interventions at regular intervals. This would help in reducing the incidence of health hazards due to improper BMW management. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practices, Doctors, Nurses, Laboratory technicians, Questionnaire, Biomedical waste management.

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

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Basavaraj ◽  
B. L. Shashibhushan ◽  
Amala Sreedevi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Group D ◽  
Regular Training

Abstract 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.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practices of Bio-medical Waste Management rules, 2016; Bio-medical Waste Management (amendment) rules, 2018; and Solid Waste Rules, 2016, among health-care workers in a tertiary care setup

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 292-296
Author(s):  
Annapurna Parida ◽  
Malini Rajinder Capoor ◽  
Kumar Tapas Bhowmik
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Health Care Waste

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Biomedical waste poses physical, chemical, radiological, and microbiological risks to the public and health-care workers (HCWs) for current and future generations. AIM: The aim was to gauge the depth of understanding amongst HCWs on biomedical waste management (BMWM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A predesigned questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and practices on BMWM Rules, 2016 (Principle), and 2018 (Amendment), Solid Waste Rules, 2016, and health hazards in HCW was distributed to all participants. RESULTS: Only 68% of the participants knew that the most important step in waste management is waste segregation. Eighty-two percent of the HCWs working in this setup knew of the different color-coded bins used for segregation. However, awareness was lacking with respect to health hazards associated with improperly segregated and disposed off biomedical waste as only 49% answered the questions on the hazards of waste correctly. Laboratory waste handling was found to be the least understood area of the newer guidelines. CONCLUSIONS: Training aspects of health-care waste management should be strengthened so that the current, existing, and future regulations are practiced diligently and uniformly. Periodic evaluation and assessment should become routine to enforce adherence to waste management.

scholarly journals BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES 2016. ARE THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS AWARE? – EVALUATION OF AN INTERVENTION.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthi M ◽  
Surendar R ◽  
Srikanth S ◽  
Latha S ◽  
Radhika .
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Background: Biomedical waste has become a crucial health hazard in many countries including India. Careless and indiscriminate disposal of these wastes can contribute to the spread of serious diseases. The new guideline of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules -2016 was released on March, 2016 and revised in 2018. In order to update the new rules periodically, the present study was carried out with the aim to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on biomedical waste management among health care workers working in a tertiary hospital in Puducherry and to evaluate the effectiveness of sensitisation program regarding 2016 Bio-medical waste management rules. Methods: All staff nurses and nursing assistants working at SVMCH & RC, Puducherry were included. Study period was between August and October 2016. About 103 willing participants were included.The participants were assessed by pre-test and post-test with a semi-structured questionnaire. Dataanalysed using SPSS (version 23).Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to compare pre-test and post-test score. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were applied to find the significant difference before and after intervention. Results:Among total participants (103), 83.5% of the participants were Staff Nurses, 10.7% Female Nursing Assistant and rest Auxiliary Nursing Mid-wife. About 68 % of them have reported that it is the sole responsibility of the Government in proper management of Bio-medical waste and 27.2% of them reported that procedures involved in Bio-Medical Waste Management (BMWM) are increasing the financial burden of their hospital.Regarding identification of the symbol of bio-hazard, there was a significant increase in knowledge in the post-test when compared to the pre-test. About 40.8% (42) of participants had poor knowledge about BMW in pre test. Regarding attitude and practice, in the pre-test, around 59% have said that they will report about any injury due to or during wrong disposal whereas in the post-test it has been increased to 78% which is statistically significant (p<0.05). About 89.3% of the participants reported that they are having the practice of wearing gloves while handling BMW in pre-test whereas in the post-test, 94.2% has reported. Overall mean and standard deviation of pre-test and post-test scores regarding BMW shows a statistically significant improvement in KAP score regarding biomedical waste management and new rules in the post-test after interventionthan the pre-test. Conclusions:The knowledge of the participants regarding management of bio-medical waste is still in its childhood stage.There was an evident increase after administration of sensitisation program.

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