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Nursing and Health Research
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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Study regarding biomedical waste management among B.Sc. nursing students of Mahadev Hospital College, Bilaspur (C.G.)
Authors
Payal Sharma, Reshma Minj
Abstract

Biomedical waste (BMW) generated in our nation on a day to day basis is immense and contains infectious and hazardous materials. It is crucial on the part of the employees to know the hazards of the biomedical waste in the work environment and make its disposition effective and in a scientific manner.

Objective: To assess the knowledge regarding biomedical waste management among B.Sc. Nursing students. To find out the association between knowledge score and selected demographic variables regarding biomedical waste management. To prepare and distribute informational booklet on biomedical waste management among B.Sc. Nursing students.

Methodology: The quantitative research approach with descriptive design was used in this study. The sample of the study chosen by non-probability Purposive Sampling Technique, which includes 60 students of B.Sc. nursing 1st and 2nd semester. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data which consists of 6 Socio demographic and 22 self-structured multiple choice questions through interview technique to assess the knowledge regarding biomedical waste management. The collected data was analyzed on the basis of the descriptive and inferential statistics.

Result: The major findings of the study were out of 60 subjects 26 had poor knowledge, 28 had average knowledge and 6 had good knowledge regarding biomedical waste management. The study finding revealed that there is no significant association between the level of knowledge regarding biomedical waste management with their selected demo-graphic variables like age, area of living, gender, previous knowledge.

Conclusion: The overall knowledge towards biomedical waste management was found inadequate. There is a need to increase awareness and knowledge regarding biomedical waste management.

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Pages:41-43
How to cite this article:
Payal Sharma, Reshma Minj "Study regarding biomedical waste management among B.Sc. nursing students of Mahadev Hospital College, Bilaspur (C.G.)". International Journal of Nursing and Health Research, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 41-43
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