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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