Situational Assessment of Functional Elements, Practices Adopted & Concerns Related to Bio Medical Waste Management in City of Pune, India. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kulkarni, Meenal; Yeravdekar, Rajiv
• Is Part Of: Hospital topics. Volume 98:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 7
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Biomedical -- municipal corporation -- Pune -- situational-assessment -- waste management; Hospitals -- Administration -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; 362.11068
• DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2019.1710633
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0018-5868

Abstract

Abstract: The study was conducted with the objective of leading a situational assessment of Pune city with regard to Bio medical waste management, exploring knowledge, attitude & practices (KAP) of healthcare workers, and identifying challenges of stakeholders. Results revealed 69.2% of the hospitals had a biomedical waste management facility. Facilities like incineration, shredder, sharp pit, encapsulation, deep burial, and chemical disinfection were non- existing in 60% to 90% of hospitals. Bivariate analysis on questions with the type of employees and (KAP) was calculated. The utilization of the existing services and noncompliance are the major findings from the study.