International Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Akoijam Sangita Devi ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, M.M Institute of Nursing, M.M University, Mullana, Ambala Haryana.133207, IN

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which is spread through the infected droplets nuclei through air. A person with active but untreated tuberculosis may infect 10-15 (or more) other people per year. A descriptive survey design and non-probability purposive sampling technique was used for the study, data was collected by using the self report structure interview technique. The collected data was analyzed and reveal that majority (60%) of the respondents had average knowledge and (40%) of patient had below average level of knowledge, none of the respondent having good and excellent knowledge. All the respondent (100%) had moderately favorable attitude and none of the tuberculosis patients having favorable and unfavorable attitude scores. There was a significant positive relationship between level of knowledge and attitude scores of tuberculosis patient indicating that as the level of attitude increases, knowledge level also increases ( r=0.09, p < 0.001). There was no significant association found between level of knowledge and attitude scores of tuberculosis patients with the selected demographic variables (age, gender, religion, marital status, monthly income, educational status, formal information and place of residence).

Keywords

Tuberculosis, Droplets Nuclei, Patients, Knowledge, Attitude.

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Akoijam Sangita Devi ¹, Malar Kodi Aathi ²

Affiliations
1 Dept of Medical Surgical Nursing, M.M Institute of Nursing, M.M University Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, IN
2 Dept of Child Health Nursing, M.M Institute of Nursing, M.M University Mullana, Ambala, Haryana.133207, IN

Abstract

The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities carries a higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Inadequate and inappropriate knowledge of handling of healthcare waste may have serious health consequences and a significant impact on the environment as well. This study aims to see whether PTP has significant impact on level of knowledge and expressed practices of sanitary workers regarding bio-medical waste management, relationship between level of knowledge and expressed practices and to seek the association between knowledge scores with selected demographic variable. The experimental approach one group pretest post design and non- Probability purposive sampling technique, data was collected by using self report interview technique. The collected data was analyzed a it shows that there was marked gain in the mean knowledge score (73.31%) and expressed practice (72.10%) after PTP. There was positive relationship seen between level of knowledge and expressed practice at 0.05 level (t=0.273). There was no significant association found between selected demographic variables (age, gender, and work experience, present area of work, monthly income and source of information) with knowledge score nurses regarding Bio-Medical Waste Management.

Keywords

Biomedical Waste Management, Health Care Activities, Knowledge, Expressed Practices, Sanitary Workers.

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