The Model of an Infectious Waste management of Patients in the communities at Phitsanulok Province
Keywords:
Infectious waste management, Infectious waste in the community, Patients in the communitiesAbstract
This research and development design aimed to develop the model for managing infectious waste in the community at Phitsanulok province. Data was collected both quantitative and qualitative methods implemented in 3 phases. Phase 1 composed of assessment of the perception regarding infectious waste separation, infectious waste collecting, infectious waste transferring, and infectious waste disposal. The obtained 385 participants, patients or relatives in the community, were recruited using multi-stage random samplings. Phase 1 data obtained by using questionnaires. Phase 2 composed of development of infectious waste management model that conducted with the stakeholder who involves in managing infectious waste. Purposive samplings employed to select 15 participants. Phase 2 data obtained by using focused group discussion. Phase 3 compose of implementation of the model in community that was carried out in the sample of patients or relatives. Simple random sampling employed with 30 study samples. Phase 3 data obtained by using questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of paired t-test used for analyzing quantitative data and content analysis used for
analyzing qualitative data.The results showed that 46.8% of the sample had eliminated of household infectious waste by burning and burying themselves, 7.5% of the sample had dumped with general waste 7.5%, and 83.4% have been received knowledge of infectious waste. After implemented the model in managing infectious waste in the community, it found that the sample had significantly higher mean score of perceived infectious waste management than before participating of infectious waste management model
(t = 12.64, p-value < 0.001).
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