Factors Contributing to Poor Waste Segregation in Maternity Ward at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital Bushenyi District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT......................................................................................................................... i

COPYRIGHT...................................................................................................................... ii

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION.......................................................................................... iii

APPROVAL ...................................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.................................................................................................. v

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS…………………………………………………………….vi

KEY DEFINITIONS ..........................................................................................………..vii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 1

1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the study ............................................................................................... 1

1.2 Problem statement......................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Purpose of the study...................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Specific objectives........................................................................................................ 4

1.5 Research questions........................................................................................................ 4

1.6 Justification of the study ............................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW..................................................................... 6

2.0 Introduction................................................................................................................... 6

2.1The healthcare waste management practices................................................................. 6

2.2 Knowledge of health workers about proper waste management ................................ 11

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CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ......................................................................... 13

3.1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 13

3.2 Study design and rationale.......................................................................................... 14

3.3 Study setting and rationale.......................................................................................... 14

3.4 Study Population......................................................................................................... 15

3.4.1 Sample size determination ....................................................................................... 15

3.4.2 Sampling procedure ................................................................................................. 16

3.4.3 Selection criteria of participants .............................................................................. 16

3.4.3.1 Inclusion criteria ................................................................................................... 16

3.4.3.2 Exclusion criteria .................................................................................................. 16

3.5 Definition of study variables....................................................................................... 16

3.6 Research Instruments.................................................................................................. 17

3.7 Data collection procedure ........................................................................................... 17

3.8 Data management........................................................................................................ 18

3.9 Data analysis............................................................................................................... 18

3.10 Ethical considerations............................................................................................... 18

3.11 Limitations of the study ............................................................................................ 19

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS …………………. .......................................... ………….20

4.0 Introduction................................................................................................................. 20

4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents .............................................................. 20

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4.2 Healthcare waste management practices employed by health workers in Kampala

International University Teaching Hospital...................................................................... 21

4.3 The knowledge of health workers about proper waste management in Kampala

International University Teaching Hospital...................................................................... 22

4.3.1 Knowledge factors contributing to proper waste management in maternity ward .. 22

4.3.2 Other knowledge factors contributing to poor waste segregation ........................... 24

4.3.3 What can be done to ensure proper waste segregation in maternity ward? ............. 25

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ... 26

5.0 Introduction................................................................................................................. 26

5.1 Discussion of the study findings................................................................................. 27

5.1.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents ........................................................... 27

5.1.2 The healthcare waste management practices employed by health workers in

Kampala International University Teaching Hospital ...................................................... 27

5.1.3 The knowledge of health workers about proper waste management in Kampala

International University Teaching Hospital...................................................................... 29

5.2 Conclusions................................................................................................................. 30

5.3 Recommendations....................................................................................................... 31

5.4 Implications to Nursing Practice................................................................................. 32

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 33

APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 37

APPENDIX I: CONSENT FORM.................................................................................... 37