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Table 3 Percentage distribution of waste management practices used by the healthcare facilities

From: Healthcare waste management practices and safety indicators in Nigeria

 

Anambra

Bauchi

Bayelsa

Cross River

Ekiti

Imo

Kaduna

Kebbi

Kogi

Niger

Osun

Taraba

All

Sharp Disposal

 Open burning no protection

18.59

23.58

19.34

12.68

11.54

10.87

11.16

21.05

8.74

6.25

14.02

8.29

13.79

 Open burning pit or protected ground

58.29

47.17

30.39

59.02

45.19

30.43

33.02

41.15

64.08

39.90

49.07

48.19

45.40

 Dump without burning no protection

1.51

5.66

3.87

2.93

1.92

0.43

5.58

9.09

4.37

0.48

0.47

2.59

3.23

 Dump without burning in covered pit or pit latrine

2.01

8.96

2.76

3.41

1.44

1.74

1.86

9.57

8.25

2.88

3.74

6.22

4.40

 Dump without burning Open-pit - no protection

7.04

24.06

1.10

10.73

14.42

4.78

29.77

23.44

8.25

29.81

2.34

22.80

14.96

 Dump without burning - Protected ground or pit

18.59

20.28

3.87

17.56

7.69

0.87

6.05

15.79

16.99

16.83

3.74

25.91

12.70

 Remove off-site stored in covered container

16.08

58.96

29.28

24.39

12.50

33.04

16.28

10.53

16.02

16.35

22.90

30.57

23.95

 Remove off-site stored in other protected environment

1.01

8.96

10.50

2.44

0.96

13.04

0.93

11.96

5.34

3.37

1.87

3.11

5.32

 Remove off-site stored unprotected

1.01

6.13

0.55

0.98

0.00

0.43

2.33

2.39

4.37

7.69

0.00

3.11

2.42

 Remove off-site other (specify)

4.52

1.42

7.18

6.83

4.81

6.52

1.86

1.91

5.34

0.96

5.14

1.04

3.95

 Never has sharp waste

0.50

3.30

1.10

0.00

2.40

0.43

0.00

0.48

0.00

1.44

0.47

0.00

0.85

 Remove off-site burn incinerator

0.50

5.19

0.55

1.46

0.48

26.96

0.93

5.74

0.97

0.96

0.93

1.55

4.11

 Incinerator 2-chamber

0.00

0.47

0.55

0.98

0.96

0.87

0.93

2.87

1.46

0.96

0.93

0.52

0.97

 Incinerator 1-chamber

1.01

2.83

1.66

5.37

6.25

12.17

0.93

4.78

1.94

5.29

0.93

2.07

3.87

HCW Disposal

 Open burning no protection

19.60

25.00

27.07

15.12

17.31

26.96

11.16

21.05

12.14

8.65

28.04

10.88

18.63

 Open burning pit or protected ground

55.28

50.94

29.83

58.05

44.23

36.96

33.49

34.93

65.53

39.90

47.20

48.19

45.36

 Dump without burning Flat ground - no protection

1.51

8.02

4.42

2.93

2.40

2.17

4.65

9.09

4.37

0.48

1.40

3.63

3.75

 Dump without burning covered pit or pit latrine

3.52

11.32

3.31

6.83

3.85

7.83

1.40

8.13

6.80

2.88

4.67

6.22

5.60

 Dump without burning Open-pit - no protection

7.04

23.11

2.21

8.78

14.90

5.22

29.30

19.62

7.28

28.85

2.80

22.80

14.40

 Dump without burning Protected ground or pit

17.59

20.28

4.42

17.07

6.25

2.17

6.05

12.92

16.99

15.38

1.87

30.05

12.42

 Remove off-site stored in covered container

15.58

56.13

20.44

15.61

6.73

14.78

13.02

18.18

12.62

15.87

11.68

24.35

18.71

 Remove off-site stored in other protected environment

1.01

7.55

9.94

4.39

1.44

7.83

0.93

12.92

3.88

4.81

2.34

4.15

5.08

 Remove off-site stored unprotected

2.01

6.60

1.10

0.00

0.96

0.00

3.72

1.91

3.88

8.17

0.00

2.59

2.58

 Remove off-site other (specify)

3.52

1.42

8.29

3.90

3.85

3.48

1.86

1.44

4.37

0.00

3.27

0.52

2.94

 Never has medical waste

2.01

0.94

1.10

2.44

2.40

0.43

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.48

0.00

0.00

0.81

 Remove off-site burn incinerator

0.50

2.36

0.00

0.98

0.48

7.83

0.47

4.31

1.46

0.48

0.47

1.04

1.77

 Disposal incinerator 2-chamber

0.00

2.36

1.10

3.41

3.37

10.00

0.47

4.78

1.46

5.77

0.93

2.07

3.06

 Incinerator functional today

0.00

1.89

1.10

2.44

1.92

6.52

0.93

2.39

2.91

2.40

0.47

1.04

2.06

 Power source for incinerator available today

2.51

0.94

1.66

0.98

5.29

0.00

1.40

1.44

0.97

0.48

0.47

17.10

2.66

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