Healthcare Waste Management Practice and Associated Factors among Private and Public Hospitals of Bahir Dar City Administration

Table 2

Healthcare and institution related characteristics in public and private hospitals in Bahir Dar city, April 2017. Knowledge-related characteristics.

Variables	Private hospitals		Public hospitals		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Have you taken any training on healthcare waste management?
Yes	83	43.2	100	44.2	183	43.8
No	109	56.8	126	55.8	235	56.2
Are there any healthcare waste management rules and regulations in your facility?
Yes	161	83.9	179	79.2	340	81.3
No	12	6.3	16	7.1	28	6.7
Do not know	19	9.9	31	13.7	50	12.0
Does your healthcare facility have healthcare waste management system?
Yes	103	53.6	113	50.0	216	51.7
No	89	46.4	113	50.0	202	48.3
Does your healthcare facility have a waste management team/committee?
Yes	133	69.3	140	61.9	273	65.3
No	59	30.7	86	38.1	145	34.7
Is your healthcare facility waste management team functional?
Yes	91	68.4	84	60.0	175	64.1
No	42	31.6	56	40.0	98	35.9
Is there any guideline document on healthcare waste management you are aware of?
Yes	172	89.6	194	85.8	366	87.6
No	20	10.4	32	14.2	52	12.4
Is there any regular healthcare waste management training for all staff?
Yes	23	12.0	31	13.7	54	12.9
No	169	88.0	195	86.3	364	87.1
Is there enough personal protective equipment and other supplies for HCWM?
Yes	134	69.8	151	66.8	285	68.2
No	58	30.2	75	33.2	133	31.8
Have you ever experienced waste handling related injury in the last 12 months?
Yes	23	12.0	31	13.7	54	12.9
No	169	88.0	195	86.3	364	87.1