Table 5 Color coding of medical waste
From: Assessment of medical waste management in seven hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria
Enquiry at each hospital | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you color-code your MW for disposal? | |||||||
Yes | 13 (56.5) | 37 (90.2) | 9 (100.0) | - | 11 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 9 (90.0) |
No | 7 (30.4) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
I don’t know | 1 (4.3) | 2 (4.9) | - | - | - | - | - |
Non response | 2 (8.7) | 2 (4.9) | - | 4 | - | 1 | |
Total | 23 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 11 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) |
Color coding for PW. | |||||||
Red | 12 (52.2) | 18 (43.9) | 6 (66.7) | - | 9 (81.8) | 5 (71.4) | 6 (60.0) |
Yellow | 7 (30.4) | 16 (39.0) | 3 (33.3) | - | 2 (18.2) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (20.0) |
Brown | - | 5 (12.2) | - | - | - | 1 (14.3) | - |
Yellow with radioactive symbol | - | 2 (4.9) | - | - | - | - | |
I don’t know | 1 (4.35) | - | - | - | 1 (10.0) | ||
Non response | 3 (13.0) | - | 4 (100.0) | - | - | 1 (10.0) | |
Total | 23 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 11 (100.0) | 7 100.0) | 10 (100.0) |
Color coding for IW | |||||||
Red | 5 (21.7) | 26 (63.4) | 4 (44.4) | - | 3 (27.3) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (40.0) |
Yellow | 5 (21.7) | 11 (26.8) | 5 (55.6) | - | 6 (54.5) | 4 (57.1) | 4 (40.0) |
Brown | 2 (8.7) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yellow with radioactive symbol | 6 (26.1) | 1 (2.4) | - | - | 2 (18.2) | - | 1 (10.0) |
I don’t know | 1 (4.3) | - | - | 2 (50.0) | - | - | - |
Non response | 4 (17.4) | 3 (7.3) | - | 2 (50.0) | - | - | 1 (10.0) |
Total | 23 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 11 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) |
Color code for GW | |||||||
Red | 1 (4.3) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brown | 2 (8.7) | 8 (19.5) | 2 (22.2) | - | - | 2 (28.6) | - |
Black | 15 (65.2) | 17 (41.5) | 7 (77.8) | 4 | 8 (72.7) | 3 (42.9) | 7 (70.0) |
Non response | 5 (21.7) | 16 (39.0) | - | - | 3 (27.3) | 2 (28.6) | 3 (30.0) |
Total | 23 (100.0) | 41 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 11 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | y100.0) |