Bio-Medical Waste Management: Effect of Educational Intervention among Health Care Workers in Bangalore City Hospitals

摘要

"Background: Infectious waste management has always remained a neglected public health problem in the developing countries, result-ing in high burden of environmen-tal pollution affecting general masses. This study was conducted to know the effect of intervention on health care personnel?s regarding BMW management. Objectives: To assess the impact of educational intervention on the KAP of HCP?s regarding BMW management. Methodology: An interventional study was conducted among health care Personnel?s in Bangalore city hospitals for a period between (Jan-uary ? December 2013) sample size of 550 was initially screened, and 151 were selected for intervention by using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Results: This study indicates that the statistical difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention tests (p