Evaluation of Healthcare Waste Management Practices and Problems Among Primary and Secondary Hospitals

Healthcare waste is defined as the total waste stream from a healthcare facility. Most of it (75-90%) is similar waste to domestic waste and is known as healthcare general waste and is made up of paper, plastic packaging, food preparation etc. But as a similar proportion (10-25%) is hazards waste and requires special treatment. If these two categories of wastes are not separated properly then the entire volume of healthcare waste is considered as infectious and hazardous to human health and can result in disease and injury so it is necessary to set up a safe and integrated management system.

In this cross-sectional study public hospitals of Mianwali City will be selected by simple random sampling for observation of practices of hospital waste management.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthcare Associated Infection Cross Infection Disease Attributes Iatrogenic Disease Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

25 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

all Shumali Tehsil piplan District Mianwali

Chak One Hundred Fifty-seven, Punjab Province, Pakistan

About this study

The data will be collected through structured Questionnaire and possibly on-sit Quantitative data on waste management practices, types of waste, compliance with regulations, and perceived challenges.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Operation theatre Staff
intensive care staff and labour room staff and laboratory room staff will be included.
Doctors, Nurses, Nursing assistants, OT Technician, Maid's helpers, and sanitary workers.

Exclusion criteria

Management staff will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

healthcare waste management

Other

To evaluate and compare the healthcare waste management practices in primary and secondary hospital Mianwali.

Focuses on assessing the current methods of waste disposal, segregation, treatment, and overall management in healthcare settings at two different levels of care: primary and secondary hospitals.

Primary outcomes

T.Test

Time frame: 12 Months

This is the test statistic that help us how far apart the means of the two groups are, in terms of the standard error of the difference between them. A larger t-value indicates a larger difference between the groups relative to the variation within the groups.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Superior University

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Different Healthcare Waste Management Practices and Problems Among Primary and Secondary Hospitals in Mianwali

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Dec 18, 2024
Registry last updated: Dec 18, 2024

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