Table 3 Practices of health care workers on BMW management
SL NO | Practices on biomedical waste management | Doctors (N = ) N% | Nurses (N = ) N% | Group D (N = ) N% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Do you wear PPE while handling BMW | 91.96 | 100 | 0 |
2 | Do you segregate BMW at the point of into different categories | 100 | 100 | 100 |
3 | Do you use puncture-proof plastic containers to collect waste sharps | 100 | 100 | 96.72 |
4 | Do you follow colour coding for segregation of waste | 100 | 100 | 0 |
5 | Do you maintain a record for BMW at the point of origin | 73.21 | 87.5 | 95.08 |
6 | Do you have a system of reporting injuries and accidents | 95.53 | 100 | 50.81 |
7 | Have you been immunised against Hepatitis B | 100 | 100 | 70.49 |
8 | Do you follow PEP after needle stick injury or percutaneous injury | 91.07 | 100 | 40.98 |
9 | Do you put non-infectious wastes in black container | 100 | 87.5 | 100 |
10 | Do you know the method to prepare 1 L off 1% Sodium hypochlorite from available 5% strength | 86.60 | 100 | 60.65 |