THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY
The generation and disposal of medical waste is an ongoing issue for medical facilities. Medical institutions, including hospitals, clinics, and facilities for patient diagnosis and treatment, produce highly hazardous waste for human. The actual pilot study used the questionnaire, based on the World...
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| author | Luminița GUȚU Cătălina CROITORU Elena CIOBANU Ecaterina BUSUIOC Vasile SOFRONIE Diana SPĂTARU Vadim RAȚĂ Vasile ȚURCANU Dumitru CHEPTEA |
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| description | The generation and disposal of medical waste is an ongoing issue for medical facilities. Medical institutions, including hospitals, clinics, and facilities for patient diagnosis and treatment, produce highly hazardous waste for human. The actual pilot study used the questionnaire, based on the World Health Organization form, translated into Romanian where a number of pertinent questions were chosen. The form has been tested in 21 health facilities at the Republican and municipal levels. Tests were conducted online, the average number of beds in medical institutions being – 142.1±127.3 [M±SD]. The average number of employers in medical facilities was 268±173.9 [M±SD]. Following questionnaire testing and analysis of responses, three questions and 15 response options were excluded, 31 questions were amended or adjusted, and three new questions were added. Following the pilot study, it was noted that most of the questions met the criteria submitted for the form: specificity, clarity, simplicity of wording, veracity and reasoning. Additionally, a number of issues have been identified that require a complex and immediate approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f24d7f6d3f2f4f1e8b1fd1e9ecec43372023-02-16T09:28:37ZengAcademy of Sciences of MoldovaAkademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă1857-04612022-07-01366505710.52673/18570461.22.3-66.05THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDYLuminița GUȚU0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6093-0830Cătălina CROITORU1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7411-2393Elena CIOBANU2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-922XEcaterina BUSUIOC3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-0489Vasile SOFRONIE4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-3611Diana SPĂTARU 5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9938-3173Vadim RAȚĂ6Vasile ȚURCANU7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8999-8430Dumitru CHEPTEA8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2229-0286Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” Agenția Națională pentru Sănătate PublicăUniversitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” Agenția Națională pentru Sănătate PublicăAgenția Națională pentru Sănătate PublicăUniversitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” The generation and disposal of medical waste is an ongoing issue for medical facilities. Medical institutions, including hospitals, clinics, and facilities for patient diagnosis and treatment, produce highly hazardous waste for human. The actual pilot study used the questionnaire, based on the World Health Organization form, translated into Romanian where a number of pertinent questions were chosen. The form has been tested in 21 health facilities at the Republican and municipal levels. Tests were conducted online, the average number of beds in medical institutions being – 142.1±127.3 [M±SD]. The average number of employers in medical facilities was 268±173.9 [M±SD]. Following questionnaire testing and analysis of responses, three questions and 15 response options were excluded, 31 questions were amended or adjusted, and three new questions were added. Following the pilot study, it was noted that most of the questions met the criteria submitted for the form: specificity, clarity, simplicity of wording, veracity and reasoning. Additionally, a number of issues have been identified that require a complex and immediate approach. http://akademos.asm.md/files/50-57_0.pdfmedical wastemanagementhospitalinfectiondangerrisk. |
| spellingShingle | Luminița GUȚU Cătălina CROITORU Elena CIOBANU Ecaterina BUSUIOC Vasile SOFRONIE Diana SPĂTARU Vadim RAȚĂ Vasile ȚURCANU Dumitru CHEPTEA THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY Akademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă medical waste management hospital infection danger risk. |
| title | THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY |
| title_full | THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY |
| title_fullStr | THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY |
| title_short | THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE RESULTING FROM MEDICAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: PILOT STUDY |
| title_sort | management of waste resulting from medical activity in the republic of moldova pilot study |
| topic | medical waste management hospital infection danger risk. |
| url | http://akademos.asm.md/files/50-57_0.pdf |
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