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Table 3 Distribution and daily amount of healthcare waste generation rate by point source in Health centers, Addis Ababa City Admin., January 2011

From: Healthcare waste generation and management practice in government health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Case teams

HCW (Kg/day) Mean ± (SD)

Percent

Mean Rank

OPD

3.029 ± 0.15

3.20

8.67

Pharmacy

12.40 ± 0.65

13.10

31.00

Laboratory

11.586 ± 0.5

13.11

24.25

Emergency

12.406 ± 0.5

13.11

25.33

FNAC

2.759 ± 0.16

1.37

11.67

Delivery

38.600 ± 2.03

40.79

25.00

TB

1.973 ± 0.14

2.09

8.67

EPI

3.055 ± 0.16

3.23

11.67

FP

4.950 ± 0.2

5.23

16.33

VCT & ART

3.597 ± 0.25

3.80

13.67

IMNCI

0.915 ± .097

0.97

6.00

Mean

8.66

  

SD

10.95

  
  1. X 2 = 19.62, p-value < 0.033 degree of freedom = 10.
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