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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Secondary Care Hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate of Oman

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  • Ahmed Yar Al Balushi
  • Muhammad Muqeet Ullah
  • Amal Ali Al Makhamri
  • Fatma Sulieman Al Alawi
  • Mansoor Khalid
  • Hilal Masaud Al Ghafri

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BACKGROUND- Due to existence of highly infectious materials, the biomedical waste can be a probable source for transmission of diseases as well as occupational hazards among health care workers if not adequately managed. Objective- To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedical waste management among health care personnel in a secondary hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate Oman.METHODOLOGY- A Cross sectional descriptive self-administered questionnaire based study was conducted among 207 subjects from 30th September 2015 to 30th March 2016 in Al-Buraimi hospital, Oman. Stratified random sampling comprised of four strata (100 nurses, 65 doctors, 22 housekeeping staff and 20 laboratory technicians).Chi-Square test was applied using SPSS version 21 with significance level ≤ 0.05. Confidentiality was maintained with ethical approval from research committee and informed formal consent was taken from the participants. RESULT- Overall response rate was 125 (60.3%) from total 207, mean age 36.14±8.9 and age ranges from 20 to 58 years with mean age (doctors 42.5, nurses 29.8, laboratory technician 29.2 and housekeeping staff 36). Female proportion of 82 (65.6%) was higher as compare to males 43 (34.4%). The study was analyzed on the basis of “satisfactory” and “unsatisfactory” scores using “cut-off point” tools. Nurses had better satisfactory knowledge (90.9%), attitude (94.5%) and practice (80%) scores as compare to other participants. The overall “satisfactory” knowledge, attitude and practice scores were found to be statistically insignificant (P=0.100, P=0.346, P=0.364 respectively). No significant relationship established between dichotomized variables of knowledge and practice (P = 0.264) as well as attitude and practice (P = 0.147).CONCLUSION- The “satisfactory” scores of knowledge, attitude and practice were found to be higher among nurses as compared to other participants, which may be due to intensive patient care and more involvement in biomedical waste management as well as greater responsibility allocated by hospital administration.

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  • Ahmed Yar Al Balushi & Muhammad Muqeet Ullah & Amal Ali Al Makhamri & Fatma Sulieman Al Alawi & Mansoor Khalid & Hilal Masaud Al Ghafri, 2018. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnel in a Secondary Care Hospital of Al Buraimi Governorate, Sultanate of Oman," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(3), pages 1-70, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:70
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    1. Ahmed Bin Hassan & Mubashar Hassan Zia & Abdul Bari Khawaja, 2020. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Professionals of Private Sector Hospitals in Pakistan," International Journal of Business and Economic Affairs (IJBEA), Sana N. Maswadeh, vol. 5(6), pages 272-280.

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