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 |