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Table 3 Assessment of Appropriate Waste Categorization by Respondents

From: Assessment of medical waste management in seven hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria

Category of waste

Frequency

Percentage

Paper, Food, Plastic, Bottles

 Infectious waste

3

2.9

 General waste

73

69.5

 Pathological waste

9

8.6

 Radioactive waste

2

1.9

 Sharps

15

14.2

 Pharmaceutical waste

3

2.9

 Total

105

100

Soiled cotton wool, Swab, Gloves

 Infectious waste

73

69.5

 General waste

12

11.4

 Pathological waste

10

9.5

 Radioactive waste

7

6.7

 Sharps

1

1.0

 Pharmaceutical waste

2

1.9

 Total

105

100

Body parts, Body fluids, Fetuses

 Infectious waste

19

18.1

 General waste

12

11.4

 Pathological waste

61

58.1

 Radioactive waste

4

3.8

 Sharps

2

1.9

 Pharmaceutical waste

7

6.7

 Total

105

100

Needles, Scalpels, Syringes

 Infectious waste

2

1.9

 General waste

3

2.9

 Pathological waste

4

3.8

 Radioactive waste

14

13.3

 Sharps

73

69.5

 Pharmaceutical waste

9

8.6

 Total

105

100