Dataset on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of biomedical waste management among Tehran hospital׳s healthcare personnel.

ABSTRACT: The data of this research was the investigation of knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedical waste management among healthcare staff and performed in some general hospitals in Tehran, Iran. In this descriptive data, 162 participants were chosen according to stratified sampling method and a self-made questionnaire was used for data collection. Also, Kruskal-wallis test, Mann -Whitney U tests and Spearman correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data in R software, version 3.4.4. The weighted mean of data showed that the knowledge level in staff is "Low" and their activity level is "Moderate". Also, the data of the statistical analysis revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female health care personnel in knowledge, attitude and practices. However, th

SUBMITTER: Dehghani MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098240 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature