Effect of an educational intervention on biomedical waste management segregation practices among operations theater staffs a pre test and post test study

ABSTRACT: Background: In the Operation Theaters the Biomedical waste is produce every day in the very large amount not only from the Operation Theatre from all over the Healthcare settings. If biomedical waste isn’t properly segregated it can cause infections, needle stick injuries to staff and increase risks to the environment. So, avoid improper waste segregation. Materials and Methods: The study is carried out to determine the effect of an educational intervention on biomedical waste segregation practices among operation theatre staff. pre-test will be conducted over the 100 operation theatre staff, after that an educational intervention on the biomedical waste segregation practices conducted. Data is collected by using a simple questions and an observational checklist Result: The total 100 Operation Theatre staff members took part in this study The scores of the participants were 11.7 in the pre-test and 17.5, in the post-test. The post-test score is raised than the pre-test score. This shows that the educational intervention improved biomedical waste segregation practices among the staff. Conclusion: The educational intervention helps to improve the biomedical waste segregation practices among the Operation Theatre staff. The post-test results are much better than the pre-test results. This shows that the regular education and training can help Operation Theatre staff to follow proper biomedical waste segregation practices and improve the proper and safe waste management.