Medical sharps in Portugal: a cross-sectional survey of disposal practices among the diabetic population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aim to determine the disposal site for biohazardous materials resulting from diabetes surveillance and therapy.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Five Portuguese primary care facilities.

Participants

We randomly sampled diabetic patients representative of five primary care facilities. Inclusion criteria consisted in patients≥18 years old with an active diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients unable to provide written informed consent were excluded.

Outcome measure

Sociodemographic variables, diabetes duration, type of treatment, medical sharps disposal practices and whether adequate disposal information were provided.

Results

A total of 1436 diabetics were included. Overall, 53.8% of diabetics conducted regular capillary gli

SUBMITTER: Corte-Real AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511587 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature