| Method | Sharps | Non-sharps | ||
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Same as for sharp items | 259 | 20.6 | 417 | 33.2 |
| 2 Chamber industrial (800 - 1000+ ˚C -Incinerator) | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0;3 |
| 1 Chamber drum/brick Incinerator | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Flat ground no protection | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Pit or protected ground | 4 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Covered pit or pit Latrine | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Open pit-no protection | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Protected ground or pit | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.7 |
| Stored in a covered container | 88 | 7.0 | 88 | 7.0 |
| Stored in a protected environment | 23 | 1.8 | 37 | 2.9 |
| Stored unprotected | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Never has sharp waste | 3 | 0.2 | 96 | 7.6 |
| Does not store sharps | 113 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnt and/or buried | 6 | 0.5 | 21 | 1.7 |
| Safety box | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| LAWMA Medical Waste/Premium Cleaners/Other Waste agencies | 709 | 65.4 | 462 | 36.8 |
| Don't know/Refused/Not applicable | 47 | 3.7 | 128 | 10.2 |