Medical waste management-related factors affecting health and experiences of health risks among medical waste handlers in low and middle-income countries: a …

MN Huda, TG Hailemariam, SZ Hossain, JS Malo… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Medical waste management (MWM)-related factors affecting the health of
medical waste handlers (MWHs) and their health risks in low and middle-income countries …

Prioritizing healthcare waste disposal methods considering environmental health using an enhanced multi-criteria decision-making method

MA Beheshtinia, S Jafari Kahoo… - Environmental Pollutants …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Healthcare Waste Disposal Method Selection (HCWDMS) is a complicated
problem due to multiple and often contradictory criteria with different importance degrees …

Healthcare Waste Management Practices and Its Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers in Health Facilities in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta …

YA Atalay, KA Gelaw - Environmental Health Insights, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Waste Management Practices have garnered growing interest in hospitals,
research facilities, and laboratories over the past few years. However, there seems to be …

Ecological care in nursing practice: a Walker and Avant concept analysis

G Moghbeli, A Soheili, M Ghafourifard, S Shahbazi… - BMC nursing, 2024 - Springer
Background Today, the human population faces an increasing array of emerging
environmental challenges. Despite its importance, nurses often neglect ecological issues …

[HTML][HTML] Household waste generation, change in waste composition and the exposure to COVID-19 in Guyana and Nigeria

OF Kasim, TDT Oyedotun, A Famewo, TD Oyedotun… - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted humans' activities across the globe. Measures
related to social/physical distancing and lockdown have led to a shift and increase in waste …

Redefining Green Accounting in the Health Field: A Phenomenological Study

BK Mir'atussholiha, A Sokarina - … Journal of Business …, 2024 - journal.formosapublisher.org
The aim of this research is to interpret Green Accounting in the health sector based on
stakeholders, namely employees and patients of the Tanjung Karang Community Health …

An investigation into waste handler's knowledge of management of isolation waste: A case study of Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa

MO Moloisi, SC Onwubu - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background The proper management of isolation waste is of utmost importance in
healthcare facilities to prevent the spread of infections and protect both healthcare workers …

Knowledge about handling hazardous materials as factors associated with adherence to healthcare waste management practices among waste handlers at …

JN Patel, SK Upadhyay, A Rajbhandari… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Healthcare Waste (HCW) is a special waste produced in healthcare institutions, including
hospitals. It has a high potential for infection and injuries. The issue of waste disposal is …

Identifying and Evaluating Occupational Hazards of Infectious Waste Landfill Workers by the JHA Method

F Jalali, B Pahlavan, M Mosayyebi… - Journal of Advances in …, 2023 - jaehr.muk.ac.ir
Background: In waste management, neglecting and mismanaging harmful biological factors
can result in adverse consequences for both organizations and employees. Methods: This …

Lesión por pinchazo de aguja en trabajadores de salud

S Iglesias-Osores, J Acosta-Quiroz… - Medicentro …, 2024 - scielo.sld.cu
Introducción: Los trabajadores de salud, especialmente enfermeras y enfermeros,
laboratoristas y paramédicos tienen mayor riesgo de exposición a lesiones por pinchazo de …