S. A. El Gueriri, F. El Mansouri, F. Achemlal, S. Lachaal, J. Brigui, A. F. Lanjri
{"title":"Healthcare waste characteristics and management in regional hospital and private clinic","authors":"S. A. El Gueriri, F. El Mansouri, F. Achemlal, S. Lachaal, J. Brigui, A. F. Lanjri","doi":"10.22035/gjesm.2023.04.10","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Good health and a safe environment are essential for sustainable development, including the appropriate management of healthcare wastes. The study intends to assess the generation rate and management methods of healthcare waste in the regional hospital center and a private clinic in Tangier, Morocco, with a focus on potential risks to health workers from infectious diseases. METHODS: The study collected data on healthcare waste generation over a period of two months by measuring and analyzing general and hazardous waste using an electronic scale. The data was presented as averages in kilograms per bed per day and as percentages. A questionnaire was provided to 100 healthcare workers. It included questions on their sociodemographic characteristics and their knowledge and attitudes regarding healthcare waste management. FINDINGS: The case study revealed that the healthcare waste production in the two institutions varied, with the private clinic producing 0.76 kilograms per day per bed and the regional hospital center producing 1.84 kilograms per day per bed. The survey also discovered that the hazardous fraction of waste generated in the regional hospital center was 40 percent, which was much higher than the World Health Organization's estimation. The daily amount of hazardous waste generated increased from 260.49 kilograms to 436.81 kilograms postCOVID-19. The survey found gaps in knowledge, attitudes, and daily challenges in waste management practices among the health workers in both facilities. CONCLUSION: The survey findings suggest that the healthcare waste management methods in Tangier are unsafe and may endanger the health workers and patients. The study found that the lack of monitoring and control contributed significantly to noncompliance with good practices. These findings can be used by the regional divisions of the Ministry of Health to develop specific protocols for managing sanitary emergencies and perform routine observation and training at all levels in the two facilities studied © This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)","PeriodicalId":46495,"journal":{"name":"GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT-GJESM","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT-GJESM","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.22035/gjesm.2023.04.10","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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区域医院和私人诊所医疗废物的特点及管理
背景和目标:良好的健康和安全的环境对可持续发展至关重要,包括对医疗保健废物的适当管理。该研究旨在评估摩洛哥丹吉尔地区医院中心和一家私人诊所的医疗废物产生率和管理方法,重点关注传染病对卫生工作者的潜在风险。方法:本研究通过使用电子秤测量和分析一般废物和危险废物,收集了两个月内医疗废物产生的数据。数据以平均每床每天公斤数和百分比表示。向100名卫生保健工作者提供了一份问卷。调查问题包括他们的社会人口特征以及他们对医疗废物管理的知识和态度。结果:两家机构的医疗废物产生量存在差异,私立诊所每张病床每天产生0.76 kg,区域医院中心每张病床每天产生1.84 kg。调查还发现,该地区医院中心产生的有害废物比例为40%,远远高于世界卫生组织的估计。新冠肺炎疫情后,每天产生的危险废物量从260.49公斤增加到436.81公斤。调查发现,这两个设施的卫生工作者在废物管理做法的知识、态度和日常挑战方面存在差距。结论:调查结果表明,丹吉尔市的医疗废物管理方法不安全,可能危及卫生工作者和患者。研究发现,缺乏监测和控制是导致不遵守良好做法的重要原因。这些发现可被卫生部的区域部门用于制定管理卫生紧急情况的具体方案,并在所研究的两个设施的各级进行例行观察和培训©这是一篇CC by许可下的开放获取文章(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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