Bizuneh Yosef Belay, Ferede Yonas Admasu, Berhe Yophtahe Woldegerima, Alemu Wudie Mekonnen, Zeleke Tadael Gudayu
Department of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2024 Jul 17;86(9):5065-5071. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000002212. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Medical waste management (MWM) is of concern to the medical and surgical communities in the hospital. Adequate knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding the management of healthcare waste are important for the proper handling and disposal by physicians and healthcare workers.
The aim of this study was an assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding medical waste management among operation room personnel in a tertiary hospital.
This study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted at a single-center government Comprehensive Specialized Hospital operation room from 1-30 September 2022. All specialty operation room healthcare personnel consenting to cooperate and participate were included in the study. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS. The results were presented in texts, tables and graphs.
From 130 operation room personnel, the results revealed that the majority of the total respondents were male (83.1%). Only 30 (23.1%) of the respondents were involved in training, whereas 100 (76.9%) of the study participants have not participated in training. It was found that 86 (66.2%) of the respondents had good knowledge, 113 (86.9%) of the respondents had a good attitude, and 27 (20.8%) of the respondents had good practice.
The authors' study reveals that the majority of study participants have a moderate level of knowledge, a good level of attitude, and poor levels of practice, according to Bloom's cut-off point. The institution should more fully implement the training for operation room personnel to improve their level of knowledge and practice of medical waste management.
医疗废物管理（MWM）是医院内科和外科领域所关注的问题。对于医疗保健废物的管理，具备足够的知识、态度和实践经验，对于医生和医护人员进行妥善处理和处置至关重要。
本研究旨在评估一家三级医院手术室人员对医疗废物管理的知识、态度和实践情况。
本研究是一项描述性横断面调查，于2022年9月1日至30日在一家单中心政府综合专科医院手术室进行。所有同意合作并参与的专科手术室医护人员均纳入研究。数据通过自行填写的问卷收集。收集到的数据使用SPSS进行分析。结果以文字、表格和图表形式呈现。
在130名手术室人员中，结果显示，总受访者中的大多数为男性（83.1%）。只有30名（23.1%）受访者参与过培训，而100名（76.9%）研究参与者未参加过培训。结果发现，86名（66.2%）受访者具备良好的知识，113名（86.9%）受访者态度良好，27名（20.8%）受访者实践良好。
作者的研究表明，根据布鲁姆的划分标准，大多数研究参与者的知识水平中等，态度良好，但实践水平较差。该机构应更全面地对手术室人员开展培训，以提高他们医疗废物管理的知识水平和实践能力。
