Variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Kind of wastes

General

30

100

Recyclable

11

36.7

Infectious

30

100

Sharps

30

100

Chemical

13

43.3

Anatomical

10

33.3

Qualifications of staff

Cleaning staff

13

43.3

Nurses

11

36.7

Pharmacists

3

10

Physicians

3

10

Segregation

High

5

16.7

Insufficient

6

20

Non-existent

1

3.3

Satisfactory

18

60

At point of generation

24

80

Collection

Labels

22

73.3

Leaking

27

90

Emptying daily

25

83.3

Filling to three-quarters

23

76.7

Yellow bags usage

27

90

Lids

30

100

Kinds of containers

Plastic

24

80

Depending on wastes

3

9.9

No specific containers

2

6.7

Cardboards

1

3.3

Sharps containers

Single use-puncture proof

24

80

Multiple use-puncture proof

5

16.7

Non-specific

1

3.3

Storage area

Secured

30

100

Away from patients and public

30

100

Clean

29

96.7

Restricted access

30

100

Cleared according to guidelines

0

0

Chemical wastes storage in special facility

12

40

Incompatibility concerns

10

33.3

Transportation

Means

Closed

26

86.7

Open

2

6.7

Not taken

1

3.3

No idea

1

3.3

Responsible for transport

Private company

27

90

Municipality

13

43.3

Hospital

4

13.3

Disposal

Final site

Off-site

26

86.7

Onsite

4

13.3

Disposal method

Dump

1

3.3

Landfill

3

10

Burial

2

6.7

Autoclave

4

13.3

Shredding

4

13.3

Incineration

11

36.7

Others

4

13.3

No idea

8

26.7

Training

28

93.3

Equipment

24

80

Number of committee members

Zero

4

13.33

1

6

20

2

5

16.67

3

7

23.33

6

3

10

Others

5

16.67

Budget allocation

17

56.7

USD/bed/year

Do not know

14

46.2

Refused to answer

8

26.4

Missing

1

3.3