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- Title
Biomedical waste management practices: A cross-sectional study in an urban setting.
- Authors
Dohare, Sushil; Chauhan, Himanshu; Grover, Vijay I.; Khan, Shabana M.; Dohare, Sunil K.; Bala, Madhu
- Abstract
Objective: To study the biomedical waste management practices in different health facilities of Noida U.P. Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study including all medical practitioners of urban NOIDA. A modified Biomedical waste auditing questionnaire of Central Pollution Control Board was used to collect data. Data was tabulated on Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using Epi-Info version-6 software. Results: Unqualified medical practitioners which were 39.4% of the study group were not using protective gear; not segregating/labeling/disinfecting the biomedical waste. Among qualified medical practitioners, 32.5% were using mechanical devices, 65% were segregating and labeling biomedical wastes while only 6.9% were disinfecting the sharps. Conclusion: Biomedical waste management is grossly inadequately practiced and there is a need to implement present rules and regulations with renewed vigour.
- Subjects
NOIDA (India); INDIA; MEDICAL wastes; WASTE management; CROSS-sectional method; CITIES &; towns; QUESTIONNAIRES
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2, p176
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Article