Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) about biomedical waste management among hospital staff– A crossectional study in a tertiary care hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India
Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Hospitals produce waste which is increasing over the years in its amount and type Hospital waste is a special category of waste which needs to be handled appropriately with precautions because in addition to the risk for patients and personnel who handle them they also pose a threat to public health and environmentObjectives To assess Knowledge Attitude and Practices about Biomedical waste management among staff of a tertiary care hospital Andhra PradeshMaterials and Methods A questionnaire with multiple choice questions type of answers to assess the Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Biomedical waste management was given to the 3 categories of hospital staff in selected high risk areas like operation theatre laboratories medical ward and surgical ward casualty outpatient departments The staff included Nurses including OT Staff Sanitary Staff and Laboratory Staff The answers were analyzed using Percentagesand Chisquare testResults The knowledge was significantly better among the nurses while it was poor among the sanitary staffConclusions It is important to improve the knowledge regarding Biomedical waste among all levels of hospital staff because this forms the foundation for effective and proper BioMedical waste managementKeywords Biomedical waste management KAP Tertiary care hospital Andhra Pradesh
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Lavanya K. M. , Padmavati Majhi
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