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Assessment of Management of Sharp Wastes in Health Care Institutions in Yenagoa Metropolis of Bayelsa State

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Author Affiliations

  • 1 Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health Sciences, College of Health Tech., Otuogidi-Ogbia, Bayelsa State, NIGERIA

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 4, Issue (9), Pages 1-4, September,22 (2015)

Abstract

This study assessed and compared the standard level of sharp wastes management in Health institutions in Yenagoa Metropolis of Bayelsa State. Its purpose was to assessed and compared the extent (standard) level of sharp wastes management in Government and Private Health institutions. Eighty respondents were purposively and randomly sampled and used in the study. A structured questionnaire of five sections in handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of sharp wastes management with a four point likert scale of measurement of strongly disagree i., disagree ii., agree iii. and strongly agree iv. was used to elicit information. The research question was analyzed with mean while the hypothesis was analyzed with inferential statistics of t-test of independent samples. The result showed that there was low standard level of sharp wastes management in Government Health institutions and a very low level of standard management of sharp wastes in Private Health care institutions. The result also revealed that there is no significance difference in standard level of sharp wastes management in Government and Private Health care institutions. It was then concluded that all factors responsible for the above result should be addressed to improve standard and minimize risk of spreading blood borne infections that may arise from sharp wastes injury and other hazards to the environment.

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