Assessment of Knowledge and Practice about Biomedical Waste Management and Associated Factors among Health Care Personnel in a Public Hospital of Rajasthan

Megha Sharma; Sandeep Kumar Uppadhaya

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Assessment of Knowledge and Practice about Biomedical Waste Management and Associated Factors among Health Care Personnel in a Public Hospital of Rajasthan

Megha Sharma, Sandeep Kumar Uppadhaya

Abstract :

Background: For proper disposal of biomedical waste, introduction of laws is only not sufficient but awareness among health care personnel and effective enforcement of existing BMW guidelines have primary importance. Lack of knowledge and practice on Bio–medical Waste Management has led to the hospitals becoming hub for spreading illness. Objective: To assess knowledge and practice about biomedical waste management and associated factors among health care personnel in public hospital. Material & Method: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in the January to March, 2019. Study participants included doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and ward boys working in a public hospital who deal with biomedical waste and were selected randomly to make the sample size of 150. A pretested semi–structured questionnaire was used. Result: Out of 150 participants, 75.3% and 54.7% Health Care Personnel have adequate knowledge and practice score respectively. Adequate knowledge was significantly associated with age, occupation, experience and previous training while adequate practice was significant associated with occupation and adequate knowledge. Conclusion: Study highlighted the need of a comprehensive training for all the categories of health care personnel.