Medical waste management at the primary healthcare centres in a north western Nigerian State: Findings from a low-resource setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to examine medical waste management (MWM) practices and identify the challenges of optimal MWM at the primary healthcare (PHC) level in Kebbi State, Nigeria.

Study design

This study was a cross-sectional survey of 265 primary healthcare workers (PHCWs) and health facilities (HFs) in Kebbi State.

Methods

The study tool used was a questionnaire adapted from the WHO rapid assessment tool on MWM and water sanitation. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS version 20 software.

Results

Data generated from 257 HWs were used in this study. Amidst other findings, only 65 (25%) HFs had MWM guideline or policy document; out of these 65HFs, only 19 (7%) of them had problem with its implementation. Only 42 (16%)

SUBMITTER: Omoleke SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461162 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature