A Descriptive Study on Knowledge Regarding Biomedical Waste Management Among Health Care Personnel in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Backround: Wastes generated within the hospital are termed as Biomedical wastes(BMWs). It is an important source of infection and various other hazards. Nurses, lab technicians and sanitary workers are exposed to such hazards in their day to day life. So it is necessary that they are aware of the dangers caused by BMWs. This study is done to assess the knowledge regarding handling of bio medical wastes among the health personnel. Aims and Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding handling of the bio medical wastes among nurses, lab technicians and sanitary workers, working in a tertiary care hospital. Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in a Vinayaka Missions tertiary care hospital ,Salem,Tamil Nadu, among 200 paramedical workers, which included nurses, lab technicians and sanitary workers. A pretested questionnaire was used for data collection to assess their knowledge on Biomedical wastes handling by interview method. Results: A Study was done among 200 healthcare personnel. Among which 67(33.5%) were nurses, 65(32.5%) were lab technicians and 68(34%) were sanitary workers. Nurses had a better knowledge than lab technicians regarding biomedical waste management, such as general awareness of BMW, disposal techniques for sharps, about various disposal methods and maximum storage time after the collection of BMWs and knowledge about types of hazards that can affect on exposure to BMWs and colour coding bags for disposal of Biomedical wastes . Sanitary staff had a very limited knowledge about BMWs. Conclusion: Nurses had a better knowledge than lab technicians regarding biomedical waste management. Sanitary staff had a very poor knowledge about it. Still intensive training programme and monitoring at regular time interval is needed for all staff for safe disposal of biomedical wastes.
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S. Sangeetha Balamurugan, Priyadarsini. S. P
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