Comparative Assessment of Medical Waste Management in Multi-System and Selected Teaching Hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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dc.authorid0000-0003-2792-146Xen_US
dc.authorid0000-0002-3452-1889en_US
dc.authorid0000-0001-5436-9434en_US
dc.authorid0000-0002-1186-001Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorOyebode O.J.
dc.contributor.authorOkpala C.C.
dc.contributor.authorAjibade S.M.
dc.contributor.authorOgarekpe N.M.
dc.contributor.authorAfolalu S.A.
dc.contributor.authorCoker A.O.
dc.contributor.authorUdeagbara S.G.
dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi A.T.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-10T08:35:37Z
dc.date.available2023-11-10T08:35:37Z
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractMedical facilities, such as hospitals, clinics, and locations where diagnosis and treatment are administered, create dangerous waste that predisposes individuals to deadly infections. Medical waste management aims to improve health and prevent public health and environmental threats. Questionnaires, interviews, site visitations, and observations were utilized to determine the management strategies implemented in the three hospitals and evaluate the efficacy of waste management. The hospitals under review are Afe Babalola University Multi-system Hospital (AMSH), Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), and Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti (FETHI). Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was utilized for the statistical analysis of the questionnaires, and the mean assessment was utilized to compute the waste per bed each day. The results revealed that the three hospitals’ sharp, infectious, and pharmaceutical waste is the most sorted. All hospitals burn their medical waste in incinerators but dispose of the ashes in dumpsites. The mean evaluation of all hospitals’ medical waste was weighed to establish the overall amount generated. The total amount of medical waste created at AMSH, EKSUTH, and FETHI is 31.5 kg, 53.6 kg, and 135.1 kg, respectively. The medical waste generated per bed per day in AMSH, EKSUTH, and FETHI is 0.61 kg, 0.74 kg, and 0.73 kg, respectively. It was determined that the proper management and disposal of waste is a critical obligation of healthcare facilities. There should be a provision for educating personnel about the consequences of inappropriately disposing of medical waste.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.46488/NEPT.2023.v22i02.009en_US
dc.identifier.endpage669en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85164810194en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage653en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11467/6981
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46488/NEPT.2023.v22i02.009
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTechnoscience Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNature Environment and Pollution Technologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMedical waste, Effective management, Multi-system hospitals, Public healthen_US
dc.titleComparative Assessment of Medical Waste Management in Multi-System and Selected Teaching Hospitals in Ekiti State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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