Development of Infectious Waste Management System in Roi-Et Hospital

Abstract

Purposes : To study a situation and problems, develop a system, and evaluate infectious waste management system in Roi-Et Hospital.

Study design :  Action research.

Materials and Methods : Ten of Key informants were involved in management of infectious waste and twelve of patients or relatives who cared for patients with infectious waste who received services from January-December 2022. 136 of participants were participated in this study, seven of participants were responsible for managing infectious waste. Data were collected using questionnaires and recording forms. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and Percentage differences.

Main findings : Related personnel had a low level of behavior in separating infectious waste and their awareness of preventing accidents from infectious, sharp, objects while working. The infectious waste management system consists of the process of assigning work, waste separation, collection of infectious waste, moving infectious waste moving infectious waste shared accommodation and disposal of infectious waste. And after the development, it was found that sample group had an mean score of overall infectious waste management behavior, than before development (p<.001) with an mean score of more than 0.67(95%CI: 0.61, 0.74) and infectious waste can be managed. The amount of infectious waste had increased by 10,000 kilograms or 100 tons per year, indicating that there were an increase in the amount of infectious waste by 4.21%.

Conclusion and recommendations : A results of this research resulted in increased management of infectious waste.