Assessment of Knowledge and Practices regarding Injection Safety and Related Biomedical Waste Management amongst Interns in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Delhi

Table 2

Pretest and posttest assessment regarding disposal of injection related waste.

Aspects covered in the question	Correct answers given		value^*
Disposal of	Pretest; (%)	Posttest; (%)
(1) Syringe wrapper	91 (90.1)	94 (93.1)	0.50
(2) Needle cap	54 (53.5)	67 (66.3)	0.04
(3) Empty vial	17 (16.8)	19 (18.8)	<0.001
(4) Used needles	83 (82.2)	97 (96.0)	<0.001
(5) Used syringes	57 (56.4)	80 (79.2)	<0.001
(6) Swabs	89 (88.1)	93 (92.1)	0.42
(7) Ampoule	75 (74.3)	82 (81.2)	0.28
(8) Gloves	27 (26.7)	46 (45.5)	<0.001

value as computed by McNemar’s test.