Assessment of medical waste management in seven hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olufunsho Awodele (University of Lagos), Aishat Abiodun Adewoye (corresponding author), Azuka Cyril Oparah (University of Benin) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 269-269 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-2916-1 |
| PMID | 26979131 |
| OpenAlex | W2300774316 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 18 |
An awareness of proper waste management amongst health workers has been created in most hospitals through the initiative of LAWMA. However, hospital D still mixes municipal and hazardous wastes. The treatment of waste is generally done by LAWMA using hydroclave, to prevent environmental hazards except hospital B that treats its sharp with an incinerator. In order to enhance uniform and appropriate waste management practices in the entire State, there is need for capacity building at all levels and also policies and guidelines formulations
Biomedical waste · Biostatistics · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Health care · Hospital waste · Intervention (counseling · Medical emergency · Medical waste · Public health · Test (biology · Waste disposal · Waste management · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Engineering · Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management · Medicine · Nursing
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |