Staff perception on biomedical or health care waste management: a qualitative study in a rural tertiary care hospital in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care or biomedical waste, if not managed properly, can be of high risk to the hospital staff, the patients, the community, public health and the environment, especially in low and middle income settings where proper disposal norms are often not followed. Our aim was to explore perceptions of staff of an Indian rural tertiary care teaching hospital on hospital waste management.

Method

A qualitative study was conducted using 10 focus group discussions (FGDs), with different professional groups, cleaning staff, nurses, medical students, doctors and administrators. The FGD guide included the following topics: (i) role of Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) in prevention of health care associated infections, (ii) awareness of and views about HCWM-related guideli

SUBMITTER: Joshi SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4449010 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature