Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India
Objective: To assess hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on the staffs of nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow from September 2012 to March 2013. A total of eight hospitals were chosen as the study...
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| description | Objective: To assess hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on the staffs of nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow from September 2012 to March 2013. A total of eight hospitals were chosen as the study sample size. Simple random sampling technique was used for the selection of the nonteaching hospitals. A pre-structured and pre-tested interview questionnaire was used to collect necessary information regarding the hospitals and biomedical waste (BMW) management of the hospitals. The general information about the selected hospitals/employees of the hospitals was collected. Results: Mean hospital waste generated in the eight nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow was 0.56 kg/bed/day. About 50.5% of the hospitals did not have BMW department and colored dustbins. In 37.5% of the hospitals, there were no BMW records and segregation at source. Incinerator was used only by hospital A for treatment of BMW. Hospital G and hospital H had no facilities for BMW treatment. Conclusion: There is a need for appropriate training of staffs, strict implementation of rules, and continuous surveillance of the hospitals of Lucknow to improve the BMW management and handling practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4eaa2e95bc9e4fd8bcc3458156ad822a2022-12-22T00:21:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632014-01-013439339510.4103/2249-4863.148122Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, IndiaManish Kumar ManarKrishna Kumar SahuShivendra Kumar SinghObjective: To assess hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on the staffs of nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow from September 2012 to March 2013. A total of eight hospitals were chosen as the study sample size. Simple random sampling technique was used for the selection of the nonteaching hospitals. A pre-structured and pre-tested interview questionnaire was used to collect necessary information regarding the hospitals and biomedical waste (BMW) management of the hospitals. The general information about the selected hospitals/employees of the hospitals was collected. Results: Mean hospital waste generated in the eight nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow was 0.56 kg/bed/day. About 50.5% of the hospitals did not have BMW department and colored dustbins. In 37.5% of the hospitals, there were no BMW records and segregation at source. Incinerator was used only by hospital A for treatment of BMW. Hospital G and hospital H had no facilities for BMW treatment. Conclusion: There is a need for appropriate training of staffs, strict implementation of rules, and continuous surveillance of the hospitals of Lucknow to improve the BMW management and handling practices.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2014;volume=3;issue=4;spage=393;epage=395;aulast=ManarHospital waste managementIndiaLucknow citynonteaching hospitals |
| spellingShingle | Manish Kumar Manar Krishna Kumar Sahu Shivendra Kumar Singh Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Hospital waste management India Lucknow city nonteaching hospitals |
| title | Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India |
| title_full | Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India |
| title_fullStr | Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India |
| title_short | Hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of Lucknow City, India |
| title_sort | hospital waste management in nonteaching hospitals of lucknow city india |
| topic | Hospital waste management India Lucknow city nonteaching hospitals |
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