427106

Assessment of Nursing Staff's Knowledge, Performance and Attitude about Biomedical Waste Segregation

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Community Health Nursing

Abstract

Background: Segregation of biomedical waste (BMW) is the foremost and prime step for effective BMW management. Inadequate knowledge or a lower level of skills among nursing staff in healthcare facilities has led to the failure of BMW management. Therefore, they should have competencies in knowledge, performance, and attitudes about BMW segregation in healthcare settings. Aims:The current study aimed to assess nursing staff's knowledge, performance, and attitude about BMW segregation. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Setting:The study was carried out at Mansoura Health Insurance Hospital, affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population. Sample: In a convenient sample, all on-the-job nursing staff (300) were included Tools for data collection: A structured, self-administered questionnaire scale and an observation checklist were used for data collection. Results: The results showed that 64.3%, 100%, and 83.3% of the nursing staff had poor total knowledge, improper performance, and a positive attitude toward score levels, respectively, regarding BMW segregation. Conclusion: The study concluded that almost two-thirds, all of them as well as the majority, of the nursing staff have poor knowledge, improper performance, and positive attitudes, respectively, related to BMW segregation. Recommendations: The researchers recommend conducting on-the-job training programs for nursing staff on BMW segregation measures.

DOI

10.21608/mnj.2024.272042.1388

Keywords

Keywords: Attitudes, biomedical waste segregation, Knowledge, Nursing Staff, performance

Authors

First Name

Shimaa

Last Name

Elmetwaly

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

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shymaaelmetwaly90@gmail.com

City

Sherbin

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First Name

Samar

Last Name

Elhosieny

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Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

Email

dr.samar444@gmail.com

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Orcid

0009-0002-0864-4743

First Name

Nagwa

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University

Email

yohaahmed70@gmail.com

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11

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3

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55633

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2024-03-20

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2024-05-01

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2735-4121

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2735-413X

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427,106

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1,468

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Mansoura Nursing Journal

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https://mnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of Nursing Staff's Knowledge, Performance and Attitude about Biomedical Waste Segregation

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11 May 2025