Risk perception towards healthcare waste among community people in Kathmandu, Nepal

Sulata Karki, Surya Raj Niraula, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Avaniendra Chakravartty and Sabita Karki

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Healthcare waste management is a serious issue in context of developing countries. Better assessment of both risks and effects of exposure would permit improvements in the management of healthcare waste. However, there is not yet clear understanding of risks, and as consequences, inadequate management practices are often implemented. Objectives: This study primarily aims to assess risk perception towards healthcare waste and secondly to assess knowledge, attitude and identify the factors associated with risk perception. Results: A cross-sectional community based study was carried out among 270 respondents selected through multistage sampling technique. Face-to-face interview was conducted using semi-structured questionnaires. Risk perception was classified as good and poor based on mean score. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to determine the associates of risk perception.

Date: 2020
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