A Study to Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on the basis of Scoring Related to Bio-Medical Waste Management among Health-care Personnel in Secondary Care Hospitals of Prayagraj, District

Editor's Note: This article has been retracted as of January 2026 as it is out of scope

Abstract

Background: Biomedical waste (BMW) management remains a problem area in India. Proper management
depends upon knowledge and attitude of waste generating staff and other personnel involved.
Objective: To assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding bio-medical management among health-care
personnel by using a scoring system in secondary care hospitals in Prayagraj district.
Methodology: Sample size was calculated to be 470. The study subjects were selected from each stratum of
personnel randomly in proportion to the size of strata from both urban and rural. Data was collected using
questionnaire and assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices was done on the basis of scoring system
described by Kaliyaperumal.
Results: It was observed that in urban hospitals 60.91% doctors, 58.25% nurses, 44.45% lab technicians and 30.76
% sanitary staff were having high level of knowledge with a score of >20 and in rural hospitals, 38(54.2%) doctors,
20(47.61%) nurses, 9(32.14%) lab technicians and 8(22.85%) sanitary staff were having high level of knowledge. In
urban hospitals,{70 (80.45%) doctors, 91(88.34%) nurses, 23(85.18%) lab technician and 65(80.76%) sanitary staff
and in rural hospitals, {58(82.85%) doctor, 39(92.85%) nurses, 22(78.57%) lab technician, and 31(88.57%) sanitary
staff} were having favourable attitude with a score of >6. In both urban and rural hospital, the practice scores of
majority of healthcare personnel were satisfactory i.e. in the range of (3-6).

Conclusion: The study revealed that the attitude among health-care personnel was good while knowledge and
practice were satisfactory.