Knowledge, Attitude & Practice (KAP) among Staff Nurses Regarding Biomedical Waste Management (BMW): A Correlational Study Design

International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI:10.52403/ijshr.20230327

S. Manikandan, Krishna Prasad VS, Beema H

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Background: The safe and effective management of biomedical waste generated in the hospital is a collective responsibility of all health workers involved in patient care. It is cardinal that the staff nurses must have up to date knowledge regarding handling and management of biomedical waste for the sake of both themselves and the patients. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice levels among staff nurses regarding biomedical waste management and to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice levels. Materials and Methods: The following study adopted a Correlational design. 100 staff nurses from selected hospitals in Kollam, Kerala were assigned using convenience sampling. The data was collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire, a five-point Likert attitude scale and a verbal response checklist. Results: Findings of the study revealed that the Spearman’s Rank Coefficient (Rho) ‘ρ’ calculated at 0.65** for finding the relationship between knowledge and attitude levels was statistically significant at P<0.01 level. Also, the ‘ρ’ value (0.59**) calculated between knowledge and practice levels was significant at 0.01 level. The Chi square (χ2) value calculated was statistically significant for Knowledge level and selected sociodemographic variables such as; Gender (χ2 18.56**, df=02, P<0.01 level) and Professional Experience (χ2 11.59*, df-04, p<0.05 level); Also, between professional experience and Attitude (6.44**) and professional experience and practice levels (10.17**). The Fisher’s exact test revealed association between Gender and Attitude (P# 0.016*, df=02, P<0.05 level) as well as Gender and Practice (P# 0.005**, df-01, P<0.01 level of significance). Conclusion: The findings confirmed that there was a medium/moderate positive correlation between knowledge and attitude as well as knowledge and practice levels regarding biomedical waste management among staff nurses. Keywords: KAP, BMW, Staff Nurses, Correlational Design.

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护理人员对生物医学废物管理的知识、态度和行为(KAP):一项相关研究设计

背景:安全有效地管理医院产生的生物医学废物是参与病人护理的所有卫生工作者的集体责任。工作人员护士必须掌握最新的关于处理和管理生物医学废物的知识，这对他们自己和病人都是至关重要的。本研究的目的是评估护理人员对生物医学废物管理的知识、态度和实践水平，并确定知识、态度和实践水平之间的关系。材料与方法:本研究采用相关设计。采用方便抽样法，从喀拉拉邦科拉姆选定的医院分配100名工作人员护士。数据收集使用结构化知识问卷，五点李克特态度量表和口头反应清单。结果:研究结果显示，发现知识与态度水平关系的Spearman秩系数(Rho) ' ρ ' = 0.65**，在P<0.01水平上具有统计学意义。知识水平与实践水平的“ρ”值(0.59**)在0.01水平上具有显著性。知识水平和选定的社会人口学变量(如;性别(χ2 18.56**， df=02, P<0.01水平)、工作经验(χ2 11.59*， df-04, P< 0.05水平);此外，专业经验与态度(6.44**)和专业经验与实践水平(10.17**)之间存在差异。Fisher精确检验显示性别与态度(P# 0.016*， df=02, P<0.05水平)以及性别与实践(P# 0.005**， df-01, P<0.01水平)之间存在相关性。结论:护理人员对生物医学废弃物管理的知识与态度、知识水平与实践水平存在中、中度正相关。关键词:KAP，宝马，护理人员，相关设计。

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