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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

An Evaluation of Staff Engagement with Infectious Healthcare Waste Management Policies: A Case Study of Tunisia.

Kaouther Maaroufi, Terry Tudor, Mentore Vaccari, Afef Siala, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Kaouther MaaroufiDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Jarzouna 7021, Tunisia.
Terry TudorDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, The University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, Northampton NN1 5PH, UK.
Mentore VaccariDepartment of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering and of Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1611-6772
Afef SialaNational Agency for Waste Management, 19 Rue de Jerusalem Street, 2 Tunis 100, Tunisia.
Ezzeddine MahmoudiDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, Jarzouna 7021, Tunisia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the engagement of staff regarding infectious healthcare waste management, in two case-study universities in Tunisia. Using a questionnaire survey, it was found that the most significant reported factors that influenced engagement were the availability of technical sheets and posters, training and education programs, and the age range of the staff. While there was some accordance with the Tunisian Decree application

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Medical Waste DisposalOrganizational PolicyWaste ManagementAge FactorsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesTunisiaWork EngagementMedical Waste Disposaldeveloping countrieshealthcare waste practicesinfection prevention and controlmedical waste

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PMID32150949
PMCPMC7084811

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