Biomedical Waste Management among Nursing Students

Abstract

Any waste generated during the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of people is referred to as biomedical waste. It is now well established that hospital waste produced during patient care has a variety of adverse and harmful consequences on the environment, including people. Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of biological waste management (BWM) was one of the study's main objectives. The study used a descriptive research design and non-probability volunteer selection techniques to gather a sample of 100 nursing students who met the inclusion criteria. A questionnaire, a standardized method for evaluating knowledge, attitude, and practice of BWM, was used for the pre-test and post-test. The pretest mean was 56.51 (Standard deviation: 20.5229). Chi square analysis revealed that, with the exception of education and training, there was no significant correlation between demographic factors. The results showed that regular BWM training programs are necessary for nursing students to improve their skill on BWM.