Journal of Waste Management

Research Article

Knowledge on Hospital Waste Management among Senior Staff Nurses Working in a Selected Medical College Hospital of Bangladesh

Table 4

Frequency distribution about transport and disposal of waste.
CharacteristicsFrequency (percentage)
Knowledge about transport procedure 
 No correct answer106 (84.8)
 One correct answer19 (15.2)
Knowledge about safe disposal 
 No correct answer8 (16.0)
 One correct answer97 (77.6)
 Two correct answers20 (6.4)
Knowledge about waste needing disinfection 
 No correct answer38 (30.4)
 One correct answer69 (55.2)
 All correct answers18 (14.4)
Knowledge about waste needing incineration 
 No correct answer37 (29.6)
 One correct answer82 (65.6)
 Two correct answers6 (4.8)