Healthcare waste management knowledge, attitudes and practices of laboratory workers at a regional hospital, Lesotho
Ts’aletseng M. Siimane, Motlatsi E. Nts’ihlele · 2024
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Ts'aletseng Siimane and Motlatsi Nts'ihlele survey how lab workers at a regional hospital in Lesotho handle medical waste. Safe handling guards both biosafety and security, and habits depend on what workers know and believe. Their 2024 study covered all 30 staff at the lab, from technicians to cleaners, using a questionnaire, a checklist, and weighing of the waste itself.
Every worker who answered could define medical waste, and lab assistants scored perfectly on questions about risk, bin colors, and disposal rules. Knowledge of who is responsible for waste was weak, though, reaching only about half of the technicians and none of the cleaners. Attitudes were mostly positive, and practice partly followed the written rules. Infectious solids made up 77 percent of solid waste. The authors advise regular training plus routine weighing and recording of waste.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ts’aletseng M. Siimane, Motlatsi E. Nts’ihlele |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |