Self-reported healthcare waste segregation practice and its correlate among healthcare workers in hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The key to the effective management of healthcare wastes is segregation of the waste at the point of generation; no matter what final strategy for treatment and disposal of wastes is selected, it is critical that waste streams are separated. In Ethiopia, healthcare waste segregation practice among healthcare workers is overlooked and scarcely addressed in the scientific literature. This hospital-based cross-sectional study was, therefore, conducted to assess healthcare waste segregation practice and its correlate among healthcare workers in Bale zone, southeast Ethiopia.

Methods

All five hospitals found in Bale zone were included and the study participants were selected using a systematic sampling technique from each hospital. Data were collected through interview

SUBMITTER: Sahiledengle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704682 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature