ArticleJournal of community health2019
Knowledge and Practice of Health Workers about Healthcare Waste Management in Public Health Facilities in Eastern Ethiopia.
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- Healthcare waste management current status and potential challenges in Ethiopia: a systematic review.BMC research notes · 2019Pooled it
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- Hazardous waste management practices among healthcare workers in Gondar City, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Solid health care waste management practice in Ethiopia, a convergent mixed method study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Healthcare Waste Segregation Practice and Associated Factors among Healthcare Professionals Working in Public and Private Hospitals, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia.Journal of environmental and public health · 2023Article
- Assessment of knowledge and practice of nurses regarding infection prevention and associated factors at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- South African Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Healthcare waste management in the Tamale Central Hospital, northern Ghana. An assessment before the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.Environmental challenges (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Article
- Health disorders among Egyptian municipal solid waste workers and assessment of their knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the hazardous exposure.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Self-reported healthcare waste segregation practice and its correlate among healthcare workers in hospitals of Southeast Ethiopia.BMC health services research · 2019Article
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Abstract
Healthcare waste management (HWM) problems are growing with an ever-increasing number of hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, etc in Ethiopia. Health workers are one of the key personnel who are responsible for the proper management of healthcare wastes at any health facilities. However, this performance will depend the level of knowledge and practice regarding waste management. A facility based cross-sectional study design was applied on 400 health workers. All public health institutions inside Jigjiga town were included and the study participants were randomly selected from each health facility. Data were collected using pre-tested and self administered questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with knowledge and practice of health workers. Out of those involved in this study, 47.7% and 42.3% of respondents had good knowledge and good practice on healthcare waste management, respectively. Health workers in the age group of 35-44 years, nurses, midwifes, medical laboratory, were significantly associated with knowledge of health workers. On the other hand, only educational status was significantly associated with practice. In this study, both knowledge and practice of health workers about healthcare waste management was poor. To enhance both the knowledge and practice of health workers, on job training is recommended.
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