Author(s):
Lakshmi. K, Preetham
Email(s):
monicaszn1121@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00030 
Address:
Lakshmi. K1, Preetham2
1Associate Professor and HOD of Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, Akash Institute of Nursing, Devanhalli, Bangalore.
2Principal, Akash Institute of Nursing, Devanhalli, Banglore.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 13,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2025
ABSTRACT:
A descriptive study to assess the knowledge and self-reported practice regarding Bio medical waste management among health care personnel with a view to develop an information booklet in selected Hospital, Devnahalli, with 30samples of health care personnel’s selected by non probability purposive sampling technique, knowledge and self reported practice of health care personnel s. The data obtained were analysed and interpreted in terms of the objectives and hypothesis of the study. Descriptive and Deferential statistics were used for data analysis the level of used for significance was set at 0.05 level. The total sample is 30. Among 30 health care personnel ‘s 28 (86.7)% of them had moderate BMW management knowledge and practice, and only 2(13.3)% of them had inadequate BMW management, knowledge and practice. The difference between mean score was 17.2. The obtained t value is 5.39 which is greater than the table blue at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, the t value is found to be significant. There is remarkable high level of knowledge and practice. Of Bio medical waste management, none of the demographic variables shows the statistical significance with effectiveness of developmental booklet of BMW, among health care personnel, (P value is 0.0368). The present study concluded that there is high level of knowledge and practice followed by health care personnel after understanding the developmental tool of BMW.
Cite this article:
Lakshmi. K, Preetham. A Descriptive Study to Assess Knowledge and Self Reported Practice regarding Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnels with A View to Develop an Information Booklet in Akash Hospital, Devanahalli. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;13(3):140-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00030
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Lakshmi. K, Preetham. A Descriptive Study to Assess Knowledge and Self Reported Practice regarding Biomedical Waste Management among Health Care Personnels with A View to Develop an Information Booklet in Akash Hospital, Devanahalli. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;13(3):140-4. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2025.00030 Available on: https://ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-13-3-2
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