KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES ON HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN ILOILO CITY

Sumido, Fel Johanz Superlativo, Shean Medee

Surilla, Michelle Sherry

Taala, GR Jophil Tan, Hennie Joy Tarrazona, Arrianne Khrystene Tesara, Angelie

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

The management of waste poses to be a major problem in most of the countries, especially hospital waste. It is an ongoing problem for many countries. In recent years, medical waste disposal has posed even more difficulties with the appearance of disposable needles, syringes, and other similar items (WHO, 2006).

General Objectives

The main objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice on waste management of nurses in private hospital in Iloilo City.

Specific Objectives
determine the respondents personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of working experience, determine the respondents level of knowledge on hospital waste management,

determine the respondents attitude towards hospital waste management, determine the hospital waste management practices of the respondents, determine whether or not there are significant relationship in the respondents level of knowledge regarding waste management and their personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of working experience, determine whether or not there is a significant relationship in the respondents attitude towards waste management and their personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of

determine whether or not there is a significant relationship in the respondents waste management practices and their personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of working experience. determine whether or not there is a significant relationship in the respondents knowledge and their attitude towards waste management, determine whether or not there is a significant relationship in the respondents knowledge and their practices on hospital waste management and determine whether or not there is a significant relationship in the respondents attitude and practices on hospital waste management.

Hypotheses
There is no significant relationship in the respondents level of knowledge regarding waste management and their personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of working experience. There is no significant relationship in the respondents attitude towards waste management and their personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of working experience. There is no significant relationship in the respondents waste management practices and their personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and number of years of working

There is no significant relationship between respondents knowledge and their attitude towards waste management. There is no significant relationship between respondents knowledge and their practice on waste management. There is no significant relationship between respondents attitude and their practices on waste management.

Theoretical Framework
Ajzens (2002) Theory Of Planned Behavior Theories and Studies of Stephen Kraus and Russel Frazio Davidsons Theory

Conceptual Framework

Operational definition
Antecedent Variables Age Gender Number of Working Experience Independent Variable Knowledge Intervening Variable Attitude Dependent Variables: Practice.

Significance of the Study

Staff nurses Student nurses Hospital personnel Patient Hospital Administrator

Scope and Limitations

This study was limited to the knowledge, attitude, and practice on waste management that was conducted in a private hospital (Iloilo Mission Hospital). The respondents of the study were nurses in the aforementioned hospital.

CHAPTER 111 - Methodology

Research Design Descriptive-relational study and post test only (One Shot Survey) design. Self-administered questionnaire.

Population and Sampling Iloilo Mission Hospital Simple Random Sampling n= NZ2 (p(1-p))/ Nd2 + Z2 (p(1-p)) 200 nurses (population) 132 nurses (sample)

 Data

Collection and Instrumentation The questionnaire was divided into four parts;
I. Personal Profile II. Questions on Knowledge in Hospital Waste Management III. Attitude Scale on Waste Management IV. Hospital Waste Management Practice

 Data

Processing and Analysis

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive Analyses Inferential Analyses frequency distribution, percentage and mean Chi Square Test set at 0.05 level

CHAPTER IV Results and Discussion

Characteristics of the Respondents

Knowledge on Hospital Waste Management

Attitude on Hospital Waste Management

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Hospital Waste Management Practices

Knowledge and Respondents Characteristics

Attitude and Respondents Characteristics

Practice and Respondents Characteristics

Knowledge and Attitude on Hospital Waste Management

Hospital Waste Management Practices and Knowledge

Hospital Waste Management Practices and Attitude

CHAPTER V SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary
Knowledge Attitude Practices Staff nurses Private hospital in Iloilo City Personal characteristics in terms of gender, age, and work experience

132 staff nurses population of 200 Simple random sampling One shot survey SPSS Frequency mean and percentage Chi square

Gender and level of knowledge Sex and level of knowledge Work experience and level of knowledge Gender and attitude towards hospital waste management Age and attitude towards hospital waste management Work experience and attitude towards hospital waste management Gender and hospital waste management practices Age and hospital waste management practices Work experience and hospital waste

Level of knowledge and attitude towards hospital waste management Level of knowledge and hospital waste management practices Attitude towards hospital waste management and hospital waste management practices

Findings

Generally (65.2%) of the respondents were female. A greater number of the respondents belonged to the 25 to 30 years old (54.5%) category and most of them had work experience of 1 to 3 years (47.7%). The respondents have a high level of knowledge (87.1%). The respondents attitude towards hospital waste management was very positive (68.2%). The respondents hospital waste management practices (82.6%) belong to the category of good practice. Respondents whom most of which are male (93.5%); whose age less than 25 years old (95.8%); and those with less than 1 year work experience (90%) have high level of knowledge. There is a

Respondents whom most of which are male (71.7%); those whose age is more than 30 years (75%); and those with less than 1 year work experience (76.7) have a very positive attitude towards waste management. The respondents personal characteristics have no significant relationship to their attitude towards hospital waste management. Respondents whom most of which are female (86%); those who are above 30 years old (100%) and those with more than 3 years (92.3%) have good hospital waste management. There is a significant relationship between the respondents hospital waste management and their age.

No significant relationship was found between the level of knowledge of the respondents and their attitude towards hospital waste management. No significant relationship was found between the level of knowledge of the respondents and their hospital waste management practices. No significant relationship was found between the attitude of the respondents and their hospital waste management practices.

Conclusion

Majority of the respondents are female, aged 25 to 30 years old with 1 to 3 years of work experience in the said private hospital. The respondents have a high level of knowledge on hospital waste management. The respondent attitude towards hospital waste management is very positive. The respondents waste management practices is good. There is no significant relationship to the respondents knowledge on hospital waste management when respondents were grouped according to gender and work experience. But age is significantly related to their knowledge on hospital waste management.

There is no significant relationship to the respondents attitude towards hospital waste management when respondents were grouped according to gender, age and work experience. There is no significant relationship to the respondents hospital waste management practices when respondents were grouped according to gender and work experience. But age is significantly related to their hospital waste management practice. There is no significant relationship between the level of knowledge of the respondents and their attitude towards hospital waste management.

There is no significant relationship between the level of knowledge of the respondents and their hospital waste management practices. There is no significant relationship between the attitude of the respondents and their hospital waste management practices.

Recommendations
Staff Nurses Encouraged to review and familiarize themselves with the RA 9003 Waste Management Act. Be aware in issues concerning not only hospital waste management but waste management as a universal approach. Put into consideration the amount of waste they are generating in every procedure . utilize the 3Rs in waste management without compromising the spread of infection.

Student Nurses strictly follow hospital waste management even if they see others do otherwise Hospital Administrator: maintain waste management as one of their top priorities Patients should not hesitate asking the nurse regarding hospital waste management

Researchers study should be replicated with the same methodology and add other antecedent variables expand the span of location in the study as well as the respondents. studies on management of hospital waste should also use larger, more diverse sample size.

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