Research Article
Knowledge on Hospital Waste Management among Senior Staff Nurses Working in a Selected Medical College Hospital of Bangladesh
Table 1
Frequency distribution by sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
| Characteristics | Frequency (percentage) |
| Age | | 25–30 | 7 (5.6) | 30–35 | 38 (30.4) | 35–40 | 57 (45.6) | 40–45 | 22 (17.6) | 45–50 | 1 (0.8) | Sex | | Male | 7 (5.6) | Female | 118 (94.4) | Marital status | | Unmarried | 7 (5.6) | Married | 117 (93.6) | Widow | 1 (0.8) | Religion | | Islam | 81 (64.8) | Hindu | 36 (28.8) | Christian | 8 (6.4) | Educational qualification | | Diploma in nursing | 121 (96.8) | B.Sc. nursing | 4 (3.2) | Length of service | | <5 years | 23 (18.4) | 5–10 years | 33 (26.4) | 10–15 years | 39 (31.2) | >15 years | 30 (24) | Waste management | | Have trained | 77 (61.6) | Have no training | 48 (38.4) |
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