Prevailing Pattern of Waste Management in Health Care Facilities in Edo State
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https://doi.org/10.53797/fphj.v1i2.1.2022Keywords:
waste, Waste management, Health, Health care facilities, SafetyAbstract
Health care services are carried out to safeguard and restore the wellbeing of people but paradoxically, they are known to generate wastes that pose obvious health risks either by direct infection of through exposure to dangerous chemicals and radiation materials. The essence of this study is to ascertain the prevailing patter of waste management in Edo State. One research question was raised to guide the study. The population for the study constituted the 1,383 health care facilities in Edo State. Sample size of 276 respondents were selected through multi-stage sampling technique. A validated dichotomous scale questionnaire format with 29 items was used and the instrument reliability was established using the test-retest method and a co-efficient of 0.68 was obtained. The study revealed that some health care facilities still do not segregate their medical waste at the source of generation despite its being a major medical waste management practice, some of the health care facilities, treatment modalities of medical waste are generally poor. The study recommended that there should be regular and proper waste management practices in these health care facilities.
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