The study of awareness and practices regarding biomedical waste management among the medical and paramedical staff in tertiary care hospitals in central India

Introduction: Biomedical Waste causes hazardous impacts on health and the environment. Biomedical waste is also depending on the medical specialties and developed or developing countries. In India, biomedical waste is produced approximately 2/kg/bed/day. India produces 960 million tons of solid waste yearly. As a result, this research was conducted to examine the awareness amongst the staff of tertiary care hospitals as regards BMW management practices in order to examine the respondent’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice. Methodology: The analysis was a descriptive cross-sectional hospital based at a tertiary care hospital. The data on biomedical waste’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice was collected from a variety of healthcare workers, paramedical staff, and nurses working in the hospital. The data was gathered by predesign and pretested structured questionnaires. Ethical approval is taken from the respective committee. Results: The study revealed that although the attitude about biomedical waste management was high among the nursing staff than the other paramedical staff which was having knowledge and practice comparatively low. Conclusions: There should be repetitive training programs for medical and paramedical staff. Continuing health education programs are yet another effective method in imparting awareness among the health care personals.