Table 5.

Color coding of medical waste

Enquiry at each hospital	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Do you color-code your MW for disposal?
Yes	13 (56.5)	37 (90.2)	9 (100.0)	-	11 (100.0)	7 (100.0)	9 (90.0)
No	7 (30.4)	-	-	-	-	-	-
I don’t know	1 (4.3)	2 (4.9)	-	-	-	-	-
Non response	2 (8.7)	2 (4.9)	-	4	-		1
Total	23 (100.0)	41 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	4 (100.0)	11 (100.0)	7 (100.0)	10 (100.0)
Color coding for PW.
Red	12 (52.2)	18 (43.9)	6 (66.7)	-	9 (81.8)	5 (71.4)	6 (60.0)
Yellow	7 (30.4)	16 (39.0)	3 (33.3)	-	2 (18.2)	1 (14.3)	2 (20.0)
Brown	-	5 (12.2)	-	-	-	1 (14.3)	-
Yellow with radioactive symbol	-	2 (4.9)	-	-	-	-
I don’t know	1 (4.35)		-		-	-	1 (10.0)
Non response	3 (13.0)		-	4 (100.0)	-	-	1 (10.0)
Total	23 (100.0)	41 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	4 (100.0)	11 (100.0)	7 100.0)	10 (100.0)
Color coding for IW
Red	5 (21.7)	26 (63.4)	4 (44.4)	-	3 (27.3)	3 (42.9)	4 (40.0)
Yellow	5 (21.7)	11 (26.8)	5 (55.6)	-	6 (54.5)	4 (57.1)	4 (40.0)
Brown	2 (8.7)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yellow with radioactive symbol	6 (26.1)	1 (2.4)	-	-	2 (18.2)	-	1 (10.0)
I don’t know	1 (4.3)	-	-	2 (50.0)	-	-	-
Non response	4 (17.4)	3 (7.3)	-	2 (50.0)	-	-	1 (10.0)
Total	23 (100.0)	41 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	4 (100.0)	11 (100.0)	7 (100.0)	10 (100.0)
Color code for GW
Red	1 (4.3)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brown	2 (8.7)	8 (19.5)	2 (22.2)	-	-	2 (28.6)	-
Black	15 (65.2)	17 (41.5)	7 (77.8)	4	8 (72.7)	3 (42.9)	7 (70.0)
Non response	5 (21.7)	16 (39.0)	-	-	3 (27.3)	2 (28.6)	3 (30.0)
Total	23 (100.0)	41 (100.0)	9 (100.0)	4 (100.0)	11 (100.0)	7 (100.0)	y100.0)

MW medical waste, PW pathological waste, IW infectious waste, GW general waste