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Background: According to the World Health Organization report, 10– 25% of the BMW was estimated to be hazardous. It has become a major cause of concern for Health Care Facilities (HCF) and the environment. Biomedical waste management is still at the infancy stage and lately got attention due to increased awareness about hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immune deficiency virus, and other potentially infectious diseases. Objectives: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Healthcare Professionals about Biomedical Waste Management at Primary Healthcare Facilities in Buraimi Governorate. Methodology: A Cross sectional descriptive self-administered questionnaire-based study was conducted among 201 subjects from 1stof August 2021 to 30thOctober 2021 in Al-Buraimi hospital, Oman. Stratified random sampling comprised of four strata (74 nurses, 46 doctors, 14housekeeping staff,40 medical orderly, 8 pharmacists and 18laboratorytechnologists). All participants should beworking in primary healthcare institutions in Buraimi Governorate for at least six months full time duty during the conduction of study were included in the study. The participants were selected randomly to make the sample size of 143 with equal representation in each category in all primary health care institutions in Buraimi Governorate (6 health centers, 1 extended health center and 1 wilayate hospital (local). Those who were not willing to participate in the study and those who were working in the administration, part time and less than six months in duty were excluded from this study. Results: Overall response rate was 143 (71.1%) from total 201, age range from 36 to 45 years was the highest between participants. Female proportion of 104 (73%) was higher as compare to males 39 (27%). 67.8% had more than >10 years working experience, and 49.6% had participated in at least one training course regarding biomedical waste management. The overall scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice were at a high level (89%, 96%, 87%, respectively).The overall knowledge, attitude and practice scores were found to be statistically insignificant (P=0.100, P=0.346, P=0.364 respectively) using chi square analysis (P≤ 0.05). Conclusion: There should be a continuous training programme for all health personnel. Biomedical waste management rules should be strictly implemented at all levels.
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