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Table. 1.

The general characteristics of knowledge, attitude and practice on medical waste management

Variables Category N (%) Knowledge of medical waste management Attitudes toward medical waste management Practice on medical waste management




140 (100.0) Mean S.D t/F (P) Scheffe Mean S.D t/F (P) Scheffe Mean S.D t/F (P) Scheffe
Gender Women 122 (87.1) 8.49 1.44 2.441 (0.017) 64.16 6.67 0.289 (0.773) 68.43 6.75 -0.373 (0.710)
Men 18 (12.9) 9.61 1.46 63.67 6.91 69.06 6.18

Age (years) ≤29 59 (42.1) 8.46 1.43 0.196 (0.823) 64.12 6.56 2.096 (0.127) 67.85 6.36 0.606 (0.547)
≥30∼≤39 31 (22.1) 8.39 1.17 62.16 7.08 68.55 6.29
≥40 50 (35.7) 8.28 1.69 65.26 6.40 69.26 7.25

Education ≤High school 21 (15.0) 7.95 1.72 1.099 (0.336) 63.81 5.90 0.036 (0.965) 67.24 7.18 0.583 (0.559)
Junior college 49 (35.0) 8.51 1.43 64.02 6.15 68.35 6.38
≥College 70 (50.0) 8.41 1.42 64.23 7.30 69.00 6.74

Marital status Married 63 (45.0) 8.27 1.55 -0.790 (0.431) 64.81 6.59 1.151 (0.252) 68.54 7.03 0.052 (0.959)
Unmarried 77 (55.0) 8.47 1.41 63.51 6.73 68.48 6.39

Total clinical career (years) <1a 16 (11.4) 8.38 1.54 0.425 (0.735) 63.31 7.71 1.056 (0.370) 70.88 7.44 3.015 (0.032)
1≤∼<5b 59 (42.1) 8.41 1.45 63.44 6.65 66.73 5.97 b<c<d<a
5≤∼<10c 30 (21.4) 8.13 1.63 65.97 6.05 68.70 7.27
≥10d 35 (25.0) 8.54 1.36 63.94 6.71 70.26 6.30

Occupation Nurse 62 (44.3) 8.37 1.30 0.716 (0.490) 64.40 7.53 0.307 (0.736) 69.08 7.18 0.420 (0.658)
Nurse assistant 33 (23.6) 8.15 1.89 63.30 6.11 68.18 7.03
Medical engineer 45 (32.1) 8.56 1.36 64.24 5.86 67.96 5.64

Educational experience Yes 123 (87.9) 8.32 1.50 -1.334 (0.184) 64.46 6.80 1.741 (0.084) 68.63 6.76 0.605 (0.546)
No 17 (12.1) 8.82 1.19 61.47 5.08 67.59 5.97

Have guidelines Yes 132 (94.3) 8.43 1.44 1.752 (0.082) 64.21 6.61 0.858 (0.392) 68.62 6.53 0.822 (0.412)
No 8 (5.7) 7.50 1.77 62.13 7.95 66.63 8.91

Container provision Insufficient 20 (14.3) 7.70 1.72 -2.260 (0.052) 60.75 6.87 -2.463 (0.015) 65.35 7.53 -2.326 (0.021)
Enough 120 (85.7) 8.49 1.40 64.65 6.50 69.03 6.39

Punishment regulations Yes 110 (78.6) 8.45 1.46 1.171 (0.243) 64.19 6.79 0.332 (0.741) 68.89 6.59 1.309 (0.193)
No 30 (21.4) 8.10 1.52 63.73 6.32 67.10 6.84
Biomed Sci Letters 2024;30:143-51 https://doi.org/10.15616/BSL.2024.30.3.143
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