评估班加罗尔新冠肺炎定点医院医护人员在生物医疗废物管理方面的知识、态度和实践情况。
To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices in biomedical waste management among health care workers in dedicated COVID hospital in Bangalore.
作者信息
Basavaraj T J, Shashibhushan B L, Sreedevi Amala
机构信息
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka India.
出版信息
Egypt J Intern Med. 2021;33(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s43162-021-00066-9. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
BACKGROUND
In this pandemic of COVID-19, the highest amount of infective material, biomedical waste is generated in hospitals and it is frequently handled by the healthcare workers irrespective of cadres. Hence the awareness of healthcare workers in regards with biomedical waste (BMW) management is crucial in this pandemic. This study is therefore conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices in BMW management among health care workers in our institution.
RESULTS
A total of 280 subjects consisting of doctors, nursing staff and group D workers were included in the study after obtaining informed consent. The knowledge among healthcare workers was satisfactory, but comparatively group D workers were lagging behind. Overall they all have a good attitude towards BMW management but practices on BMW management needs improvement mostly among group D workers.
CONCLUSIONS
There have to be regular training programmes on biomedical waste management and its hazards for all the healthcare workers including group D workers. Along with educational intervention, strict implementation of biomedical waste management guidelines with its monitoring at all levels is also very much essential.
背景
在新冠疫情大流行期间，医院产生的感染性物质及生物医疗废物量最多，且医护人员无论何种岗位都频繁接触这些废物。因此，在此次疫情中，医护人员对生物医疗废物（BMW）管理的认知至关重要。本研究旨在评估我院医护人员在生物医疗废物管理方面的知识、态度和实践情况。
结果
在获得知情同意后，共有280名受试者纳入研究，包括医生、护理人员和D组工作人员。医护人员的知识水平令人满意，但相对而言，D组工作人员较为落后。总体而言，他们对生物医疗废物管理态度良好，但生物医疗废物管理实践在D组工作人员中大多需要改进。
结论
必须为包括D组工作人员在内的所有医护人员定期开展生物医疗废物管理及其危害的培训项目。除了教育干预外，严格执行生物医疗废物管理指南并进行各级监测也非常重要。
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