Effectiveness of a training program about bio-medical waste management on the knowledge and practices of health-care professionals at a tertiary care teaching institute of North India.
Biomedical waste
bio-medical waste (management and handling) rules
handling
segregation
training
Journal
Journal of education and health promotion
ISSN: 2277-9531
Titre abrégé: J Educ Health Promot
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101593794
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
26
11
2019
accepted:
15
02
2020
entrez:
10
7
2020
pubmed:
10
7
2020
medline:
10
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Training of health-care providers about the various aspects of biomedical waste (BMW) management and handling (M and H) rules can improve the safe disposal of BMW and protect the patients and public from related hazards. Our study objective was to evaluate the existing knowledge regarding BMW management rules among selected health-care professionals and to evaluate the impact of training program on BMW management on the knowledge and practices of health-care professionals. The training program on BMW management rules was conducted in April 2018. A total of 250 participants were trained. A structured validated questionnaire was used. The data were analyzed, and the mean score of pre- and post-test was compared by the paired-t test. Majority of the participants were female (83%) aged 20-30 years (56%). The majority of the participants were married (74%) and were from urban areas (74%). The mean pretest and posttest score were 14.00 and 19.94 respectively ( The structured training on all aspects of BMW management led to statistically significant improvement in the knowledge among health-care professionals. Such training programs need to be regularly conducted.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Training of health-care providers about the various aspects of biomedical waste (BMW) management and handling (M and H) rules can improve the safe disposal of BMW and protect the patients and public from related hazards.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Our study objective was to evaluate the existing knowledge regarding BMW management rules among selected health-care professionals and to evaluate the impact of training program on BMW management on the knowledge and practices of health-care professionals.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
The training program on BMW management rules was conducted in April 2018. A total of 250 participants were trained. A structured validated questionnaire was used. The data were analyzed, and the mean score of pre- and post-test was compared by the paired-t test.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Majority of the participants were female (83%) aged 20-30 years (56%). The majority of the participants were married (74%) and were from urban areas (74%). The mean pretest and posttest score were 14.00 and 19.94 respectively (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The structured training on all aspects of BMW management led to statistically significant improvement in the knowledge among health-care professionals.
RECOMMENDATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Such training programs need to be regularly conducted.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32642483
doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_704_19
pii: JEHP-9-127
pmc: PMC7325787
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
127Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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