A cross-sectional survey study to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards biomedical waste management in Ayurvedic tertiary healthcare institute in Delhi
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v11i9.1079Abstract
Background- Bio-medical waste means any waste generated during the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological or health camps. The total Biomedical waste generated in the country is 484 tons per day from 1,68,869 healthcare facilities out of which only 447 tons per day is treated whereas thirty-seven tons per day is left untreated. Lack of awareness about the health hazards related to healthcare waste, inadequate training in proper waste management, absence of waste management and disposal systems, insufficient financial and human resources, and the low priority given to the topic are the most common problems connected with healthcare waste. This project is a survey study highlighting the present status of knowledge attitude and practice knowledge attitude and practice towards biomedical waste management among Postgraduate Scholars, Panchakarma Technicians, and Laboratory Technicians working in the Tertiary Healthcare Institute of Ayurveda in Delhi. Methodology- The cross-sectional survey study was conducted in November 2019 as a part of a small project of assessing biomedical waste management among postgraduate scholars, panchakarma technicians, and laboratory technicians in a reputed Tertiary Healthcare Ayurvedic Institute (All India Institute of Ayurveda) situated in Delhi as purposive sampling technique was used to collect a sample size of 50,29,10 respectively. All the questions were dichotomous with yes or no as per their knowledge, attitude, and practice. Result- This observational study reveals that majority of Postgraduate Scholars had incredibly good knowledge regarding biomedical waste management except Storage time for BMW as per BMW rules (48 hours). Level of attitude towards BMW is average among all the three groups except financial burden increases because of BMW management increases burden of work. Level of Practice regarding Biomedical Waste management is exceptionally good in all the three groups.
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