Knowledge and attitude about biomedical waste management among health-care personnel of tertiary care hospital, Surendranagar – A crosssectional study

Received: February 09, 2023; Accepted: March 06, 2023 ABSTRACT Background: Bio-medical waste (BMW) means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health camps. Bio-Medical Waste; Knowledge; Attitude +INTRODUCTION Bio-medical waste (BMW) means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health camps. [...]the staff are needed to be technically sound in handling of BMW as per BMWM Rules, 2016. Total of 150 health care personnel were selected randomly for the study from the hospital setting using a Systemic Random Sampling method.