https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-1076
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ABSTRACT
This article reports a study in Greater Accra and Eastern Region, to assess knowledge and practices related to biomedical waste (BMW) handling and disposal in six health care facilities (HF) in Ghana. The results showed a significant knowledge gap in handling expired blood units, human tissue, and liquid BMW. Of the respondents, 87.0% revealed inadequate procedural knowledge in disposing of liquid BMW, with only 19.6% inspecting it; and 82.2% of the respondents demonstrated insufficient knowledge of handling expired blood units. Intensive training in handling of BMW is required to produce adequate understanding of procedural guidelines.
Acknowledgment
The Authors would like to thank Adu Stephen and Gladstone Asamoah, from Goldstone Resource Limited, Ghana, and Ghana Education Service for assisting graphical content and support in distributing the questionnaires. The cooperation of all the participants at the HF is highly appreciated.
Disclosure statement
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