Biomedical waste management among healthcare workers in a Primary Health Centre in Sikkim, India—A KAP study
A knowledge gap was observed among the supportive medical staff as there was a lack of formal training in BMWM. Training of not only medical officers but also for waste handlers should be conducted at the time of appointment as well as refresher trainings should be done for the overall health and safety of all waste handlers.
Authors
- Sunita Thapa
- Nasrin Banu Laskar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-1037)
Institutions
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Sikkim Manipal University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Education and Health Promotion
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1884_23
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54