Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards
Ali, A., Salih, A., Mostafa, S., Fahmy, A. (2022). Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards. EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), 46-58. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212197
asmaa Ali; Amal Mohamed Elhusein Salih; Shimaa Mahmoud Mohammed Mostafa; Amira Fahmy. "Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 2, 2022, 46-58. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212197
Ali, A., Salih, A., Mostafa, S., Fahmy, A. (2022). 'Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards', EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), pp. 46-58. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212197
Ali, A., Salih, A., Mostafa, S., Fahmy, A. Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 2(2): 46-58. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212197

Biomedical Waste Product Management in Pediatric Units and Its Relation to the Occurrence of Occupational Health Hazards

International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research
Article 5, Volume 2, Issue 2, January 2022, Page 46-58  XML PDF (458.13 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.212197
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Authors
asmaa Ali email 1; Amal Mohamed Elhusein Salih2; Shimaa Mahmoud Mohammed Mostafa3; Amira Fahmy4
1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University- egypt
2Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, College of Applied medical sciences, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia. Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Science, University of Khartoum- Soudan.
3Mother Health and Obstetric Nursing Specialist, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University – Egypt
4Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University – Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Biomedical waste management is a vital component of the environmental protection process Aim of the study: To determine biomedical waste product management in pediatric units and its relation to the occurrence of occupational health hazards. Research design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in the current study. Subjects: A convenient sample of 116 health care providers (physician, nurses, and housekeepers) were involved in the current study. Setting: The current study was carried out at Minia university hospital for obstetrics and pediatrics. Data collection Tools: three tools were used in this study, Tool I: knowledge about bio-medical waste management; Tool II: attitudes toward biomedical waste management; and Tool III: occupational health hazards questionnaire. Results: nearly half (48.1%) of the studied health care providers had poor knowledge regarding biomedical waste management, and the majority (83.3%) of them had a positive attitude toward it. Also, there was a fair negative correlation between health care providers' knowledge about biomedical waste product management on exposure to physical health hazards. Conclusion: Pediatric health care providers' knowledge about biomedical waste management need to improve to decrease their occupational health hazards. Recommendation: provide pediatric health care providers continued training to reduce their risk of occupational health hazards, mainly inorganic, psycho-social, organic, and physical health hazards.
Keywords
Biomedical Waste; Health Care Providers; Occupational Health Hazard
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