Knowledge and Practices of Nursing Staff Regarding Biomedical Waste Management at Rural Health Units in Tanta City | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2024, Page 280-307 PDF (682.01 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.349142 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Aya Mohamed Abdelghany Khalil 1; Hanan Abo-Elgamelen Ebrahim Essa2; Lulah Abdelwahab Abdelaty Hassan2; Sara Mohamed Ahmed El-Gamal3
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| 11Master student of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt 2Nursing specialist at Tanta Health Insurance Hospital, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing ,Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Background: Biomedical waste is unwanted materials that contains potentially infectious elements and produced during medical procedures such as diagnosis, therapy, surgery, vaccination, or research. Healthcare waste poses serious dangers to public health and the environment, making its management crucial. This study aimed to assess knowledge and practices of nursing staff regarding biomedical waste management at rural health units in Tanta city. Research design: Descriptive study design was utilized to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted at 14 rural health units affiliated to Tanta district. Sample: All the available nursing staff working (325) at the previous mentioned settings was included in this study. Tool of the study: A structured questionnaire sheet was used including three parts: (1) Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied nursing staff, (2) Nurses’ knowledge regarding biomedical waste and its management (3) Self-reported practices of nursing staff regarding biomedical waste management. Results: 43.4% nurses who were studied knew very little about biomedical waste management and 60.6% had unsatisfactory reported practice. Conclusion: Highly a statistically significant positive association between the study nurses' overall knowledge score and their overall reported practice score regarding biomedical waste management (p < 0.001). Recommendation: It is essential to identify nurses training needs regarding safe waste management policies and guidelines through ongoing evaluation of nurses' expertise and methods in waste control in health care units. | ||||
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