Disposal habits and microbial load of solid medical waste in sub-district healthcare facilities and households in Yilo-Krobo municipality, Ghana.

The study aimed to assess disposal practices and quantify the microbial load present in SMW from ten sub-district level healthcare facilities and 385 households in Yilo Krobo municipality, Ghana. Disposal of solid medical waste (SMW) was assessed by questionnaire-based surveys, unstructured intervie...

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Main Authors: Fredrick Egbenyah, Emilia Asuquo Udofia, Jesse Ayivor, Mary-Magdalene Osei, John Tetteh, Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Eric Sampane-Donkor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261211&type=printable