Healthcare waste segregation practice and associated factors among health workers working in north Achefer district health facilities, north west Ethiopia, 2025
Healthcare waste segregation practice and associated factors among health workers working in north Achefer district health facilities, north west Ethiopia, 2025
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2026-06-29
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An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 18/2025 to February 11/2025. Total sample size was 416 healthcare workers. A simple random sampling technique was applied to conduct the study. Data was collected through self-administered structured questionnaires and observation checklists. The data collection tool was comprised of socio-demographic factors (age, sex, marital status, educational status, profession, working department, work experience, working hours, monthly income), knowledge to wards waste segregation practice, attitude towards waste segregation practice, health facility-related factors (availability of PPE, availability hand washing basin, access to waste segregation bins, labels and disposal facilities, proper labeling of sources and categories of wastes, availability of placenta pit/ash pit, availability of formal education/training, existence and enforcements of policies promoting proper waste segregation. The data was coded and entered in Epi-info data version 7.2 and analyzed by SPSS version 26 software. The dataset is available in SPSS format.