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

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...

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Published in:The Egyptian journal of internal medicine 2021, Vol.33 (1), p.37-5, Article 37
Main Authors: Basavaraj, T. J., Shashibhushan, B. L., Sreedevi, Amala
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Biohazards
Biomedical waste management
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Health care
Health care workers
Hepatitis
Hospitals
Infections
Injuries
Internal Medicine
Knowledge
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nurses
Nursing
Observational studies
Physicians
Questionnaires
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Waste management
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1110-7782
2090-9098
DOI:10.1186/s43162-021-00066-9