Investigating Healthcare Waste Regulation: Employees’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices with Regard to Recycling

Abstract

Health care waste (HCW) management is critical because of the possible environmental and public health threats it poses. The major goal of this study was to evaluate HCW management procedures in Karachi, the metropolis of Sindh province in southern Pakistan. Thirty government and private hospitals were involved in the project.

Males and nurses were far more likely than Female and physicians to react. In general, people have a limited understanding of trash management and recycling practises. This could be because clinicians' and hospital personnel' views are influenced by factors other than their knowledge, such as long working hours and a hectic environment, which make recycling more difficult. Positive attitudes were found to be weak predictors of hospital waste management and advance education training.

In underdeveloped nations, more education and training on medical waste management should be encouraged. The introduction of new technology in hospital waste management, notably the recycling of hospital household trash, may alter the future outlook for hospital waste disposal in both developed and developing countries. More research on training hospital employees about waste management, particularly about hospital waste recycling and its relative safety, should be promoted.