MÔ TẢ KIẾN THỨC, THỰC HÀNH VÀ CÁC YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN CỦA NHÂN VIÊN Y TẾ VÀ NHÂN VIÊN VỆ SINH VỀ QUẢN LÝ CHẤT THẢI RẮN Y TẾ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA CÀ MAU

Abstract

Background: In medical waste management, medical staff and cleaning staff play an extremely important role because they participate in most medical waste management processes. Objectives: Describe the knowledge, practices and related factors of medical staff and cleaning staff on medical solid waste management at Ca Mau General Hospital. Materterials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis on 2 groups of subjects: medical staff and cleaning staff during the period from September 2022 to June 2023. Results: The percentage of medical staff with correct knowledge and correct practice on medical solid waste management was 83.21% and 84.42%, respectively. The percentage of cleaning staff with correct knowledge and correct practice on medical solid waste management was 78.89% and 90.12%, respectively. Having been trained on medical waste management increases the proportion of medical staff and cleaning staff with correct knowledge and correct practice on medical solid waste management. In addition, correct knowledge was also determined to be statistically significantly related to correct practice of medical solid waste management in both of the above groups. (p<0,05). Conclusion: Both groups of medical staff and cleaning staff noted that training will help improve knowledge and practice of medical solid waste management; The rate of correct knowledge is directly proportional to correct practice in solid waste management at Ca Mau General Hospital.