A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE REGARDING IMMUNIZATION, NEEDLE STICK INJURY AND USE OF PPE AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS INVOLVED IN DISPOSAL OF HOSPITAL WASTE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, HYDERABAD.-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE REGARDING IMMUNIZATION, NEEDLE STICK INJURY AND USE OF PPE AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS INVOLVED IN DISPOSAL OF HOSPITAL WASTE IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, HYDERABAD.

Published:2021-04-01 Issue: Volume: Page:53-55
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Container-title:INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH
language:en
Short-container-title:IJAR

Author:

Nikhila B.¹,Uddin Mustafeed¹,Reddy K.V. Krishna²,Mahendra R.³,Satyanarayana N.⁴

Affiliation:

1. Junior Resident, Department of Hospital Administration, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences.

2. Associate Professor, Department of Hospital Administration, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences.

3. Junior Resident, Department of Hospital Administration, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences

4. Professor & HOD, Department of Hospital Administration, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences.

Abstract

Environmentally Sound Management of Medical Waste in India (ESMWI) has been approved by Global Environment Facility (GEF) where the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, is the national executing agency and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is the implementing agency. The project aims to assist the country in safe and sound management and disposal of 180,000 tons of health care wastes generated annually which is approximately 484 tons per day

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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