Critical Examine Hospital Management Practice in some parts of Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

The operations of hospital healthcare facilities generate large amount of wastes a common characteristic of hospital institutions. However, improper handling of hospital wastes constitutes potential risks to the environment and public health. Unfortunately, medical waste management is not yet carried out with a satisfactory level of safety in many parts of the globe, especially in the developing countries. This study was conducted in some parts of Niger State, Nigeria. Seven public and three private hospitals were selected. The study was carried out with the aim of examine medical waste management practices among selected hospitals. A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out between November, 2018 and April, 2019- Questionnaire, and field participant observations were used for data collection. Majority of the staff of the hospitals were nurses/midwife (49-7%) paramedical with (33.8*), medical doctors (9-7%) and (6.8%) were waste handlers. Results shows that about 12-1% of respondents say only syringes and needles wastes were segregated, 98.1% say there is not waste.