Research Article
Assessment of Healthcare Waste Management Paradigms and Its Suitable Treatment Alternative: A Case Study
Table 3
Scenarios of waste handling and management practices in Khulna metropolis.
| | Variables | Frequency (%) | Total respondents (%) | | GH | PH | DC |
| | On-site handling (patient’s bed to storage place) | | | | | | Once per day | 12 (14) | 10 (11) | 4 (5) | 30 | | Twice per day | 4 (5) | 13 (15) | 5 (6) | 25 | | Irregular | 8 (9) | 19 (22) | 12 (14) | 45 | | On-site handling (storage place to final disposal) | | | | | | Once per day | 14 (16) | 34 (39) | 15 (17) | 73 | | Twice per day | 6 (7) | 5 (6) | 4 (5) | 17 | | Irregular | 4 (5) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 10 | | Time of waste collection (secondary source to final disposal) | | | | | | Morning | 10 (12) | 18 (21) | 4 (5) | 37 | | Noon | 24 (28) | 14 (16) | 5 (6) | 49 | | Random | 9 (10) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 14 | | Systematic issues of waste collection | | | | | | Systematic | 21 (24) | 7 (8) | 5 (6) | 38 | | Nonsystematic | 3 (3) | 35 (40) | 16 (18) | 62 | | Safety equipment scenario | | | | | | Followed | 7 (8) | 23 (26) | 10 (12) | 46 | | Not followed | 17 (20) | 18 (21) | 12 (14) | 54 | | Training issues | | | | | | Got training | 5 (7) | 19 (28) | 6 (9) | 44 | | Did not get training | 14 (21) | 15 (22) | 9 (13) | 56 | | Opinion on training methodology | | | | | | Lecture & video | 16 (24) | 28 (41) | 12 (18) | 82 | | Video | 2 (3) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 10 | | Lecture | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 7 | | Opinion on existing HCWM | | | | | | Satisfactory | 2 (2) | 25 (29) | 10 (11) | 42 | | Unsatisfactory | 25 (29) | 16 (18) | 9 (10) | 58 |
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Notes. GH: public HCEs, PH: private HCEs, DC: diagnostic center or dental clinic.
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