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Adherence to Healthcare Waste Management Guidelines among Nurses and Waste Handlers in Thika Sub-county- Kenya

Author(s) -

PM Njue,

KS Cheboi,

Shadrack Oiye

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

ethiopian journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2413-7170

pISSN - 1029-1857

DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v25i4.2

Subject(s) - incineration , biomedical waste , health care , business , environmental health , waste disposal , waste management , medicine , engineering , economic growth , economics

Despite the set guidelines on Healthcare Waste Management in Kenya, mixing of different categories of waste, crude dumping and poor incineration are still a common phenomenon in public health facilities in Thika Subcounty, Kenya. Thika Subcounty generates 560 Kilograms of healthcare waste daily, which is risk to the many patients (admission rate of 26%). This may pose a potential environmental risk and be a source of disease diffusion. This research explored the adherence to healthcare waste management waste guidelines in health care facilities among the nurses and waste handlers.

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