Volume : 7, Issue : 2, February - 2018

KNOWLEDGE OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE IN NON CLINICAL STAFF IN GOVT TALUKA HOSPITALS OF UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT

Manoj R Nayak, Junior Sundresh, Seema Kadam

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Hospital waste generation has become a prime concern due to its multidimensional ramifications as a risk factor to the </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Non Clinical Cleaning Staff. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The aim is to know the knowledge of BMW of non-clinical staff in taluka hospital. </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">60 Purposive Random Sampling out of 340 Non Clinical Cleaning Staff who are employed either permanent/contract basis for the 2017-2018.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The Researcher used interview schedule and Hospital Documents. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The correct knowledge of disposing waste in colour coded bin<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>amongst the non clinical shows 54%,40%,50% and 27% for the yellow bin, Red bin, White bin and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>for the blue bin respectively. The analysis shows that 80% of the respondents are provided with personal protective equipments.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>75% of respondents are immunized regularly for tetanus and hepatitis.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>8% of them suffer from asthma, fever or skin diseases.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>8% of the non clinical staff do not maintain personal hygiene after disposing wastes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Non clinical staff should be trained regularly with updated knowledge of the recent 2016 BMW rules. Labeling of all the bins should be displayed in local language with symbols.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Occupational safety should be given utmost importance by making strict rules to wear personal protective equipments along regularly immunization for each nonclinical staff.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The scrutiny should be monitored by the hospital administration at the hospital level and at the district level at regular intervals. Health cards with free medical facilities to maintain good health along with risk allowances for boosting their morale.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>