Evaluation of Healthcare Waste Management Practices and Problems Among Primary and Secondary Hospitals

NCT06739863 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: MSAHS/Batch-Fall22/001
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 112
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Healthcare waste is defined as the total waste stream from a healthcare facility. Most of it (75-90%) is similar waste to domestic waste and is known as healthcare general waste and is made up of paper, plastic packaging, food preparation etc. But as a similar proportion (10-25%) is hazards waste and requires special treatment. If these two categories of wastes are not separated properly then the entire volume of healthcare waste is considered as infectious and hazardous to human health and can result in disease and injury so it is necessary to set up a safe and integrated management system. In this cross-sectional study public hospitals of Mianwali City will be selected by simple random sampling for observation of practices of hospital waste management.

Conditions

Healthcare Associated Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• T.Test

  This is the test statistic that help us how far apart the means of the two groups are, in terms of the standard error of the difference between them. A larger t-value indicates a larger difference between the groups relative to the variation within the groups.

  12 Months

Study Arms (1)

Group Desc

Other: healthcare waste management

Interventions

healthcare waste management OTHER

To evaluate and compare the healthcare waste management practices in primary and secondary hospital Mianwali. Focuses on assessing the current methods of waste disposal, segregation, treatment, and overall management in healthcare settings at two different levels of care: primary and secondary hospitals.

Group Desc

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

included heathcare workers in hospitals including Operation theatre Staff, intensive care staff and labour room staff and laboratory room staff will be included, Doctors, Nurses, Nursing assistants, OT Technician, Maid's helpers, and sanitary workers

You may qualify if:

• Operation theatre Staff
• intensive care staff and labour room staff and laboratory room staff will be included.
• Doctors, Nurses, Nursing assistants, OT Technician, Maid's helpers, and sanitary workers.

You may not qualify if:

• Management staff will be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Superior University: lead

Study Sites (1)

all Shumali Tehsil piplan District Mianwali

Mianwal, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cross Infection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Iatrogenic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2024
• First Posted: December 18, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2024
• Study Completion: February 28, 2025
• Last Updated: December 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)