Publication detail

Biomedical waste management associated with infectious diseases among health care professionals in apex hospitals of a typical south asian city

Nosheen, Farhana Malik, Nazia Mehmood, Zaid Jabeen, Fariha Mahmood, Abid Ibrahim, Muhammad Bokhari, Awais Mubashir, Muhammad Chuah, Lai Fatt Show, Pau Loke

Original Title

Biomedical waste management associated with infectious diseases among health care professionals in apex hospitals of a typical south asian city

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Biomedical waste from healthcare activities poses a higher hazard of infection and damage than other types of trash. The main objective of the study was to assess the awareness knowledge and practices of biomedical waste management (BMWM) among health care professionals in the health care units. The cross-sectional study was carried out to access the awareness, knowledge and practices of health care professionals for BMWM. Using a qualitative approach, the study was escorted in two Apex hospitals i.e. the Allied Hospital and the District Head Quarter Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan from August 5, 2019 to October 15, 2019. More than 90% of respondents knew the phrase BMWM, but just 35.4% had awareness about biomedical waste regulations. About 71.6% of the respondents were familiar with biomedical waste's color-coding segregation. The study concludes gap in the awareness, knowledge and practices for BMWM. The sanitary workers of the hospitals had no knowledge about BMWM and the BMWM/healthcare waste management rule 2005 established in Pakistan due to the lack of training regarding waste management and the segregation process. Some of the staff members were aware of the BMWM practices under the rules and regulations of Pakistan but were unable to implement at their work place. It is necessary to dispose of the biomedical waste according to the established terms and conditions of BMWM rules (2005) of Pakistan. Weak structure of BMWM was observed at the study sites due to the lack of training, liabilities and absence of penalties against improper biomedical waste disposal as violation of the rules and regulations. It's a dire need of the time to consider the biomedical waste as hazardous waste and make policies for its safe disposal and ensure the implementation of the policies in all the medical centers of Pakistan.

Keywords

Biomedical waste management; Health centers; Health care workers; Hazardous waste

Authors

Nosheen, Farhana; Malik, Nazia; Mehmood, Zaid; Jabeen, Fariha; Mahmood, Abid; Ibrahim, Muhammad; Bokhari, Awais; Mubashir, Muhammad; Chuah, Lai Fatt; Show, Pau Loke

Released

1. 12. 2022

Publisher

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Location

San Diego

ISBN

0013-9351

Periodical

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Number

215

State

United States of America

Pages from

114240

Pages to

114240

Pages count

8

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935122015675?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@article{BUT182639,
  author="Nosheen, Farhana and Malik, Nazia and Mehmood, Zaid and Jabeen, Fariha and Mahmood, Abid and Ibrahim, Muhammad and Bokhari, Awais and Mubashir, Muhammad and Chuah, Lai Fatt and Show, Pau Loke",
  title="Biomedical waste management associated with infectious diseases among health care professionals in apex hospitals of a typical south asian city",
  journal="ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH",
  year="2022",
  number="215",
  pages="8",
  doi="10.1016/j.envres.2022.114240",
  issn="0013-9351",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935122015675?via%3Dihub"
}