Risk perception towards healthcare waste among community people in Kathmandu, Nepal

Autor: Sabita Karki, Surya Raj Niraula, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Avaniendra Chakravartty, Sulata Karki
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Multivariate analysis
genetic structures
Medical Doctors
Economics
Health Care Providers
Social Sciences
Health Care Sector
Hospital Residents
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Waste Management
Sociology
Residence Characteristics
Health care
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Medical Personnel
media_common
Allied Health Care Professionals
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Schools
030503 health policy & services
Professions
Health Education and Awareness
Medicine
Female
0305 other medical science
Risk assessment
Psychology
Environmental Health
Research Article
Adult
Asia
media_common.quotation_subject
Science
Population
Developing country
Context (language use)
Risk Assessment
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Health Economics
Nepal
Perception
Environmental health
Physicians
Humans
education
business.industry
Risk perception
Health Care
People and Places
Population Groupings
business
Delivery of Health Care
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 3, p e0230960 (2020)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: BackgroundHealthcare waste management is a serious issue in context of developing countries. Better assessment of both risks and effects of exposure would permit improvements in the management of healthcare waste. However, there is not yet clear understanding of risks, and as consequences, inadequate management practices are often implemented.ObjectivesThis study primarily aims to assess risk perception towards healthcare waste and secondly to assess knowledge, attitude and identify the factors associated with risk perception.ResultsA cross-sectional community based study was carried out among 270 respondents selected through multistage sampling technique. Face-to-face interview was conducted using semi-structured questionnaires. Risk perception was classified as good and poor based on mean score. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to determine the associates of risk perception. More than half, 52% of the sampled population had a poor risk perception towards healthcare waste. More than a quarter 26.3% had inadequate knowledge and forty percent (40%) had a negative attitude towards health care waste management. Having knowledge (OR = 3.31; CI = 1.67-6.58) was a strong predictor of risk perception towards healthcare waste. The perception of risk towards healthcare waste among community people was poor. This highlights the need for extensive awareness programs. Promoting knowledge on healthcare waste is a way to change the perception in Nepal. Community engaged research approach is needed to address environmental health concerns among public residents.
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