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American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
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American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0691 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Title
EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AMONG HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS OF SELECTED PHC IN UDAUPUR
Author
Yogesh Kumar Upadhyay & Punam Pandey
Email
yogesh_upadhya@rediffmail.com
keyword
Structured teaching programme, biomedical waste management, Health Team Member, Knowledge.
Abstract
Background of the study: Health care institutions and hospitals generate biomedical waste which can introduce various infections and injuries to the healthcare workers, patients and harm the surrounding environment. For proper management of biomedical waste Government of India has introduced the biomedical waste management and Handling rules in 1998, unfortunately health care workers awareness regarding biomedical waste segregation, handling and management is minimal hence, the study addresses the issues related to it. Goals: This examination is proposed to 1. Determine the existing knowledge of health team members on biomedical waste management using a structured knowledge questionnaire 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme (STP) in terms of gain in knowledge scores of health team members. 3. To find out the association between pre-test knowledge scores of health team members on biomedical waste management with selected demographic variables. Conclusion: The present study revealed that the health team members have lack of knowledge regarding biomedical waste management and the overall findings of the study revealed that there was a highly significant increase in the knowledge of health team members on biomedical waste management following the administration of the STP. Therefore it was concluded that the structured teaching programme was highly effective in improving the knowledge of health team members on biomedical waste management.
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