Reasons responsible for non acquiescence to excellent hospital waste management practices

Aim: to identify reasons responsible for non acquiescence to excellent hospital waste management practices. study design: cross-sectional (descriptive). place and duration of study: rural health centre,manga mandi; district lahore,from january 15 to february 14,2012. methods: this was a descriptive type of cross sectional study conducted on 50 staff members of rural health centre manga mandi of district lahore. non probability convenience sampling method was used due to small number of sampling frame. results: the results showed that doctors (6.8%),paramedical staff (78.6%),sanitary workers (6.6%) and management staff (8%) were the study participants. the existing scenario regarding waste segregation,storage and disposal was totally different. although a little excellent practices such as use of gloves,masks,aprons,boots and separate containers during waste segregation and disposal were seen. syringe cutters were observed in only wards. the waste from the laboratories and the x-ray department was being thrown in the drains without any prior treatment. there was no system of daily waste estimation from this health facility. conclusion: the waste management practices were neglected and were not in line with the standard protocols.