| 1. Have you ever heard about medical waste? |
335 |
98.5 |
5 |
1.5 |
| 2. Are you aware of regulation on medical waste management? |
237 |
69.7 |
103 |
30.3 |
| 3. Do you know about the biohazard symbol? |
253 |
74.4 |
87 |
25.6 |
| 4. Can you name eight categories of medical waste? |
154 |
45.3 |
186 |
54.7 |
| 5. Can you list down the guidelines provided for color coding in workplace? |
267 |
78.5 |
73 |
21.5 |
| 6. What is puncture proof container for sharps? |
265 |
77.9 |
75 |
22.1 |
| 7. What is the correct bag for disposal of cytotoxic drugs? |
73 |
21.5 |
267 |
78.5 |
| 8. What is the correct bag for intravenous sets, catheters and tubes? |
263 |
77.4 |
77 |
22.6 |
| 9. HIV AIDS can be transmitted through medical waste. |
284 |
83.5 |
56 |
16.5 |
| 10. Hepatitis B and C can be transmitted through medical waste. |
300 |
88.2 |
40 |
11.8 |
| 11. Personal protective measures are necessary while handling medical waste. |
334 |
98.2 |
6 |
1.8 |
| 12. When do you discard medical waste from the bin? |
196 |
57.6 |
144 |
42.4 |
| 13. Do you know about the methods for medical waste treatment? |
152 |
44.7 |
188 |
55.3 |
| 14. Disinfection of medical waste is necessary. |
306 |
90.0 |
34 |
10.0 |
| 15. Bleaching solution of 0.5% is used for the disinfection of infectious medical waste. |
248 |
72.9 |
92 |
27.1 |
| 16. The maximum time for medical waste to be kept in the hospital premises is 48 hours. |
128 |
37.6 |
212 |
62.4 |
