BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY ON ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ORANGE CITY HOSPITAL & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAGPUR.

  • Ramakrishna Shenoi Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, V.S.P.M Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur
  • Jignesh Rajguru Junior Resident, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, V.S.P.M Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur
  • Anup Marar Medical Director, Orange City Hospital & Research Institute, Nagpur.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32553/jbpr.v9i1.702
Keywords: bio-medical waste, waste management, Waste disposal, Healthcare personnel, Knowledge, practice

Abstract

Health care waste is a unique category of waste by the source of generation, the quality of its composition, its hazardous nature and the need for appropriate protection during handling, treatment and disposal. Little knowledge and inappropriate technique of handling of biomedical waste can lead to serious consequences on health of the individual handling the bio-medical waste, the community and environment. Biomedical waste management begins with sequential efforts from the early stage of waste generation, segregation at the source itself, storage at the site, disinfection and transfer to the terminal disposal site safely. A questionnaire study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Nagpur, India to assess the current knowledge, attitude and practices regarding Bio-medical waste management

Published
2020-01-14
How to Cite
Ramakrishna Shenoi, JIGNESH RAJGURU, & Anup Marar. (2020). BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY ON ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ORANGE CITY HOSPITAL & RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAGPUR. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.32553/jbpr.v9i1.702
Issue
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020)
Section
Research Articles

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