title: Knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital staff management.
abstract: The proper handling and disposal of biomedical waste (BMW) is very imperative. There is a defined set of rules for handling BMW worldwide. Unfortunately, laxity and lack of adequate training and awareness in the execution of these rules leads to staid health and environment apprehension. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of hospital staff to BMW management. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 261 healthcare workers from 9 hospitals, which were randomized from 32 hospitals. The most important finding was a significant (P < 0.05) relationship between the level of education attainments and training in BMW management. Twenty-nine (19.9%) members of government hospital staff and 37 (32.2%) members of staff from the private sector agreed that BMW management is not just the government's responsibility, but one that every member of personnel should share. This finding will help to address the issue more appropriately, and plan for better training programs and monitoring of BMW management systems in hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Medical Record & Health Information Technology, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandar Abbas, Iran. parvin_lakbala@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Parvin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lakbala
authors.forename: Mahboobeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakbala
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010564:Personnel, Hospital
keywords: Knowledge; attitude; hospital; management; personnel