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标题：Assessment of biomedical waste management practices in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Ludhiana Savan Sara Mathew
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作者：A. I. Benjamin ; Paramita Sengupta ; Savan Sara Mathew 等
期刊名称：Healthline
印刷版ISSN：2229-337X
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：2
出版社：Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat
摘要：Objectives : A study was undertaken to assess theBiomedical waste(BMW) management practicesin a tertiary care, teaching hospital of Ludhiana,Punjab.Methods : A 10% sample was selected randomlyfrom each of the 3 categories of staff comprising476 doctors, 378 nurses and 142 paramedical staff,on rolls. A semi-structured questionnaire was usedto obtain information from respondents.Results : The study showed gaps in the knowledgeof all three categories of respondents. Theknowledge of the existence of the BMWManagement Rules 1998 was better in doctorsthan in the nurses or the paramedical staff, butknowledge of the practical aspects of BMWmanagement was better in nurses and paramedicalstaff. The BMW management practices in thehospital were satisfactory, except for a deficiencyin supply of needle-cutters in 40.9% wards
关键词：Bio-medical waste management;knowledge; practices