Study to assess the effectiveness of information booklet on biomedical waste management in terms of knowledge and practice among paramedical personnel at selected hospitals of distt. fatehabad (Haryana)

Abstract

Introduction Biomedical waste is the major health problem/hazards to the community & healthcare team itself. The perpetual increases in the generation of waste from the health care settings and its improper disposal have drawn the attention of environmentalists, the media, and the public. It is the duty of entire healthcare establishments to ensure speedy recovery of their patients by maintaining clean and infection free surroundings. Basic sanitation and cleanliness have always been mandatory requirements in the health care establishments; collection and disposal of biomedical waste, often ignored are directly responsible for the spread of disease in the community specifically among healthcare personnel.

AIM-The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of Information Booklet on knowledge regarding Bio-Medical Waste Management in terms of gain in knowledge score and practice score among the paramedical Personnel.

Material and methods: A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test research approach was used to conduct this research study. A sample of 200 paramedical personnel as subjects selected from various hospitals of Distt. Fatehabad of Haryana using Simple Random Sampling technique.

Result- The Study articulated that the overall post-test mean with SD (24.96±6.21) was higher than pre-test mean with SD(17.19±5.11) with a mean difference of 7.77. „t‟ value was computed to find the level of significance between the means and it was observed highly significant („t‟199=34.07) at p<0.05.

Conclusion: This result reveals that the planned teaching programme was effective in increasing the knowledge and practice of the paramedical personnel regarding Biomedical Waste Management.