THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT AT NAMPHONG HOSPITAL, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed to study the development of infectious waste management in Namphong hospital, Namphong District, Khonkaen province. The study activities included; Firstly: The study of the situation of infectious waste management in 14 NamPhong hospital departments and the behavior of infectious waste management of 170 staff were studied by using the observation form and questionnaire. The results found that the agency did not have the correct sorting of infectious waste. Officials have dumped general waste into infectious waste tanks. Secondly: development of infectious waste management of 31 participants by organizing a workshop with pre-and posttest of knowledge Training to educating and find solutions to problems. In addition, good practice on waste management and pre-and posttest, respectively with a significant (p-value<0.001). There are operational guidelines as follows: 1) personnel, training personnel for knowledge and practice of infectious waste management. Communication of service recipients in solid waste sorting. 2) materials and equipment Provide standard equipment and have regular maintenance. 3) management operations Collaborative planning of all departments driving policy. 4) budget There is a budget to solve urgent problems. and apply the guidelines that have been implemented. Thirdly: Studying the amount of infectious waste of each unit of the hospital before and after the development of infectious waste management for a period of 15 days revealed that after the development, the amount of solid waste decreased by 11.0%.