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Biomedical Waste Management Practices: a Cross-sectional Study in an Urban Setting


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1 Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida, U.P., India
2 Dy. CMO, G.B. Nagar, CMO Office, District Hospital Campus, G.B.Nagar, U.P-201301, India
3 Mother & Child Welfare Centre Himmatpuri, Delhi, India
     

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Objective

To study the biomedical waste management practices in different health facilities of Noida U.P.

Material and Methods

It is a cross-sectional study including all medical practitioners of urban NOIDA. A modified Biomedical waste auditing questionnaire of Central Pollution Control Board was used to collect data. Data was tabulated on Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using Epi-Info version-6 software.

Results

Unqualified medical practitioners which were 39.4% of the study group were not using protective gear; not segregating/labeling/disinfecting the biomedical waste. Among qualified medical practitioners, 32.5% were using mechanical devices, 65% were segregating and labeling biomedical wastes while only 6.9% were disinfecting the sharps. Conclusion: Biomedical waste management is grossly inadequately practiced and there is a need to implement present rules and regulations with renewed vigour.


Keywords

Biomedical Waste, Bio-waste Management
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Authors

Sushil Dohare
Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida, U.P., India
Himanshu Chauhan
Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida, U.P., India
Vijay l. Grover
Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida, U.P., India
Shabana M. Khan
Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida, U.P., India
Sunil K. Dohare
Dy. CMO, G.B. Nagar, CMO Office, District Hospital Campus, G.B.Nagar, U.P-201301, India
Madhu Bala
Mother & Child Welfare Centre Himmatpuri, Delhi, India

Abstract


Objective

To study the biomedical waste management practices in different health facilities of Noida U.P.

Material and Methods

It is a cross-sectional study including all medical practitioners of urban NOIDA. A modified Biomedical waste auditing questionnaire of Central Pollution Control Board was used to collect data. Data was tabulated on Microsoft Excel sheet and analyzed using Epi-Info version-6 software.

Results

Unqualified medical practitioners which were 39.4% of the study group were not using protective gear; not segregating/labeling/disinfecting the biomedical waste. Among qualified medical practitioners, 32.5% were using mechanical devices, 65% were segregating and labeling biomedical wastes while only 6.9% were disinfecting the sharps. Conclusion: Biomedical waste management is grossly inadequately practiced and there is a need to implement present rules and regulations with renewed vigour.


Keywords


Biomedical Waste, Bio-waste Management

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