Biomedical Waste Management: A Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Medical, Dental and Nursing Students in a Teaching College

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Mukeshen_US
dc.contributor.authorChakravarti, Anitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBroor, Shobhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPraveen, Gazalaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-16T09:00:58Z
dc.date.available2020-10-16T09:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Bio-medical waste is perilous and can be a health hazard. Medical, dental and nursing graduatesspend maximum time during their clinical posting with the patients which increases their chance of exposureand risk related to biomedical waste. Therefore, they need to be aware about biomedical waste management.Purpose: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) regarding biomedical waste managementamong medical, dental and nursing students. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carriedout to access the knowledge and awareness about biomedical waste. The structured self-administeredquestionnaires were used for data collection. Results: Out of the total 300 students enrolled in this study(Group I: Medical, Group 2: Dental, Group 3: Nursing students), 20 medical 13 dental and 23 nursing failed torespond to the questionnaire. MBBS students had more knowledge but better attitude towards BMWmanagement guidelines were seen in nursing students (p<0.001). 86% of the participating candidates hadcorrect knowledge about definition of BMW. Only around 38% of candidates had knowledge of segregationof waste but none had knowledge of correct colour coding. 88% of candidates confirmed that recordmaintenance was essential but they did lack to answer what kinds of records are important to maintain forbiomedical waste management. 94% of the participating candidates said that BMW is teamwork. Conclusion:There is a need for rigorous training programme and monitoring for medical studentsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, Delhi-NCR, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma Mukesh, Chakravarti Anita, Broor Shobha, Praveen Gazala. Biomedical Waste Management: A Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Medical, Dental and Nursing Students in a Teaching College. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2020 Oct; 2020 Oct: 141-146en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-1177
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/211031
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherJK Scienceen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume22en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jkscience.org/archives/volume223/9-%20Original%20Article.pdfen_US
dc.subjectBiomedical wasteen_US
dc.subjectHospital wasteen_US
dc.subjectHealth care workersen_US
dc.titleBiomedical Waste Management: A Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Medical, Dental and Nursing Students in a Teaching Collegeen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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