Knowledge, attitude and practice towards bio-medical waste management among healthcare workers: a northern Saudi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care workers (HCWs) involved in day-to-day care and other healthcare activities play a significant role in biomedical waste (BMW) management. The World Health Organization stated some of the causes for the failure of BMW management, namely, lack of awareness of the health hazards related to BMW and inadequate trained HCWs in BMW management. The present study assessed knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards BMW management among the HCWs in northern Saudi Arabia.

Methodology

The present study assessed KAP through a self-administered and validated questionnaire. Using a multistage probability sampling method, 384 HCWs from different healthcare facilities participated in this survey. We performed binomial logistic regression analysis to find association

SUBMITTER: Thirunavukkarasu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308458 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature