Table 4 Hospital waste management practices in all surveyed hospitals
Variables | Govt. tertiary hospitals % (n = 3) | Govt. non tertiary hospitals %(n = 3) | Private teaching hospitals %(n = 10) | Overall Hospitals % (n = 16) | Fisher’s Exact test | p-value (< 0.05) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waste segregation at wards, OTs, labor room etc | ||||||
 Yes | 0 | 0 | 60 | 37.5 | 4.781 | 0.098 |
 No | 100 | 100 | 40 | 62.5 |  |  |
Dedicated staff | ||||||
 Yes | 66.67 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 3.148 | 0.266 |
 No (Identified staff within the sanitary) | 33.3 | 100 | 80 | 75 |  |  |
Presence of color coded labeled containers at the waste generation point | ||||||
 Yes | 100 | 100 | 60 | 75 | 2.264 | 0.382 |
 No | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 |  |  |
Waste collection method and time | ||||||
 Plastic bag/Bin filled | 33.3 | 100 | 50 | 56.25 | 2.835 | 0.377 |
 Shift end | 66.7 | 0 | 50 | 43.75 |  |  |
Required facility available for waste transportation (wards, OTs, Labor room) to Storage point | ||||||
 Trolleys/ wheel barrowers | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 3.378 | 0.114 |
 Carrying bags by hand | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 |  |  |
Temporary storage area for waste | ||||||
 Available | 0 | 0 | 50 | 31.25 | 3.378 | 0.114 |
 Not available | 100 | 100 | 50 | 68.75 |  |  |
Presence of color coded labeled containers at the temporary storage point | ||||||
 Yes | 0 | 0 | 50 | 31.25 | 3.378 | 0.114 |
 No | 100 | 100 | 50 | 68.75 |  |  |
Use of PPE | ||||||
 Plastic gloves | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | – | – |
 Face mask | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Apron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Protective shoes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Shades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Immunization | ||||||
 vaccinated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Not vaccinated | 100 | 100 | 100 |  | – | – |
Availability of incinerator | ||||||
 Present (Functional =9) | 100 | 0 | 60 | 56.25 | 5.397 | 0.72 |
 Not present | 0 | 100 | 40 | 43.75 | ||