Healthcare Waste Management Practice and Associated Factors among Private and Public Hospitals of Bahir Dar City Administration
Table 3
Knowledge-related characteristics in public and private hospitals in Bahir Dar city, April 2017. The prevalence of healthcare waste management practice between private and public hospitals.
Variables
Private
Government
Total
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Improper color-coding segregation of healthcare waste increases the risk of injury
Yes
188
97.9
220
97.3
188
97.9
No
4
2.1
6
2.7
4
2.1
Improper color-coding segregation of healthcare waste increases the amount of infectious healthcare waste
Yes
184
95.8
217
96.0
401
95.9
No
8
4.2
9
4.0
17
4.1
Improper color-coding segregation of healthcare waste contributes to improper healthcare waste disposal
Yes
155
80.7
169
74.8
324
77.5
No
37
19.3
57
25.2
94
22.5
Mixing of infectious waste with noninfectious waste contributes to disease transmission
Yes
147
76.6
171
75.7
318
76.1
No
45
23.4
55
24.3
100
23.9
Improper healthcare waste disposal contributes to disease transmission
Yes
177
92.2
220
97.3
397
95.0
No
15
7.8
6
2.7
21
5.0
Disposing of HCW without treatment contributes to disease transmission
Yes
28
14.6
42
18.6
70
16.7
No
164
85.4
184
81.4
348
83.3
HIV can be transmitted from unsafe healthcare waste management practice
Yes
179
93.2
211
93.4
390
93.3
No
13
6.8
15
6.6
28
6.7
Hepatitis B and C can be transmitted from unsafe healthcare waste management practice
Yes
171
89.1
193
85.4
364
87.1
No
21
10.9
33
14.6
54
12.9
Hepatitis A can be transmitted from unsafe healthcare waste management practice
Yes
140
72.9
128
56.6
268
64.1
No
52
27.1
98
43.4
150
35.9
Ebola can be transmitted from unsafe healthcare waste management practice
