Knowledge, attitude of medical students regarding biomedical waste management

Authors

  • Salla Surya Prakasa Rao Department of General Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Sweta Ramani CTVS Department, Frontier Life Line Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Manem Raveena Intern, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Manem Nikitha Intern, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.3.30

Keywords:

Biomedical waste management, Knowledge, Medical students, Attitude

Abstract

Objective: The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of nurses regarding biomedical waste management. Methods: A total of 60 final year Medical students were randomly selected by simple random sampling using random numbers generated by computer. A survey was conducted with the help of questionnaire to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students regarding biomedical waste management. Results: The medical students at Andhra Medical College have very good knowledge about the variables associated with waste management. Students have high positive attitude regarding all variables of biomedical waste management. Conclusion: From this study, we are able to identify the knowledge and attitude of medical students towards biomedical waste management. We recommend all institutes to conduct similar studies and educate the staff and students for pollution free world for betterment of all in general.

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Author Biographies

Salla Surya Prakasa Rao, Department of General Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor, 

Sweta Ramani, CTVS Department, Frontier Life Line Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Post Graduate, 

Manem Raveena, Intern, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Intern, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Manem Nikitha, Intern, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Intern, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

Salla Surya Prakasa Rao, Sweta Ramani, Manem Raveena, & Manem Nikitha. (2016). Knowledge, attitude of medical students regarding biomedical waste management. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3), 194–196. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.3.30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): Vol 3 | Issue 3 | July - September 2016

Section

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