2024, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B

Introduction: Biomedical waste (BMW) is any waste produced during the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human or animal research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health camp. Only about 10%–25% of BMW is hazardous, and the remaining 75%–95% is non-hazardous. The hazardous part of the waste presents physical, chemical, and/or microbiological risk to the general population and health-care workers associated with handling, treatment, and disposal of waste. It also created one significant problem improper handling of the medical waste produced in the testing and treatment of the disease. In India, BMW generated due to COVID-19 contributed to about 126 tonnes per day out of the 710 tonnes of waste produced daily.

Methodology: in current study is pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design and the sample was consisting 30 nursing staff were selected using by convenient sampling technique to collect the data. Data was collected using a self-structured questionnaire. After collection of data, the data was analysed by using inferential statistics such as chi-square and paired “t” test to determine association.

Results: in this study results revealed that 60% had average knowledge score, 30% excellent knowledge score, and, 10% had poor knowledge score during the pre-test knowledge score. After that the administration of structured teaching programme the post-test knowledge were 83.3% had excellent knowledge score and, least most 16.7% had average knowledge score regarding the BMW management.

Discussion: The calculated 'T' value was greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance. Hence the null hypothesis was rejected indicating that the gain in knowledge of staff nurses through the structure teaching program on Bio Medical Waste Management was significant. --Chi- square computed between mean pre-test knowledge scores and selected variables showed that there was no significant association between the knowledge scores and demographic variables except for experience of the staff nurses (χ 2 '= 41.276; P<0.05). Therefore, the research hypothesis H2 has been accepted.