Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in respect of Medical Waste Management among Healthcare Workers in Clinics

Table 3

General information about clinical waste management at the respondents’ clinic.

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Type of clinic
Medical clinic	150	43.6
Specialized medical clinic	64	18.6
Dental clinic	111	32.2
Midwifery clinic	3	0.9
Laboratory clinic	12	3.5
Polyclinic	4	1.2
Quantity of medical waste in clinic
<1 kilogram/day	237	68.9
1–2 kilograms/day	78	22.7
2–3 kilograms/day	9	2.6
3–4 kilograms/day	9	2.6
4–5 kilograms/day	5	1.5
>5 kilograms/day	6	1.7
Medical waste disposal method at clinic
Do not know	30	8.7
Hire private infectious waste management company	98	28.5
Take to hospital	18	5.2
Take to infectious incinerator myself	74	21.6
Take to general waste bin	124	36.0