Healthcare waste generation and management practice in government health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• 作者：Menelik Legesse Tadesse ; Abera Kumie
• 关键词：Healthcare wastes ; Health centers ; General waste ; Hazardous waste ; Addis Ababa ; Ethiopia
• 刊名：BMC Public Health
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：December 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：14
• 期：1
• 全文大小：792 KB
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• 刊物主题：Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Epidemiology; Environmental Health; Biostatistics; Vaccine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1471-2458

文摘

Background Healthcare wastes are hazardous organic and inorganic wastes. The waste disposal management in Addis Ababa city is seen unscientific manner. The waste management practice in the health facilities are poor and need improvement. This study will help different organizations, stakeholders and policy makers to correct and improve the existing situation of healthcare waste legislation and enforcement and training of staff in the healthcare facilities in Addis Ababa. The study aimed to assess the existing generation and management practice of healthcare waste in selected government health centers of Addis Ababa. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted to quantify waste generation rate and evaluate its management system. The study area was Addis Ababa. The sample size was determined by simple random sampling technique, the sampling procedure involved 10 sub-cities of Addis Ababa. Data were collected using both waste collecting and measuring equipment and check list. The Data was entered by EPI INFO version 6.04d and analyzed by and SPSS for WINDOW version15. Results The mean (±SD) healthcare waste generation rate was 9.61?±-.28?kg/day of which (38%) 3.64?±-.45?kg/day was general or non-hazardous waste and (62%) 5.97?±-.31?kg/day was hazardous. The mean healthcare waste generation rate between health centers was a significant different with Kurskal-Wallis test (χ 2 = 21.83, p-value--.009). All health centers used safety boxes for collection of sharp wastes and all health centers used plastic buckets without lid for collection and transportation of healthcare waste. Pre treatment of infectious wastes was not practiced by any of the health centers. All health centers used incinerators and had placenta pit for disposal of pathological waste however only seven out of ten pits had proper covering material. Conclusion Segregation of wastes at point of generation with appropriate collection materials and pre- treatment of infectious waste before disposal should be practiced. Training should be given to healthcare workers and waste handlers. Incinerators must be constructed in a manner that facilitates complete combustion and the lining of placenta pit should be constructed in water tight material.