Medical laboratory waste generation rate, management practices and associated factors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biomedical wastes (BMWs) generated from medical laboratories are hazardous and can endanger both humans and the environment. Highly infectious biomedical wastes are produced at an unacceptably high rate from health laboratories in developing countries with poor management systems, such as Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of biomedical waste generation, management practices, and associated factors in public healthcare medical laboratories in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Materials and methods

From July 13 to September 25, 2020, a health institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 6 hospital laboratories and 20 health centres laboratories in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and practice of bi

SUBMITTER: Endris S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9049513 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature