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January 1, 2014International Journal of Medicine and Public HealthOpen Access

A comparative study of knowledge and attitudes regarding biomedical waste (BMW) management with a preliminary intervention in an academic hospital

VioletN Pinto SumedhaM Joshi DeepaH Velankar MadhaviJ Mankar Harsh Bakshi Aasawari Nalgundwar

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Aims: 1) To assess and compare the knowledge and attitudes regarding biomedical waste (BMW) management in specialists, resident doctors, new medical interns, and fi nal year nursing students. 2) To assess the effectiveness of a training program in changing the knowledge and attitudes regarding BMW management. Study Design: Stage 1-descriptive, Stage 2-quasi-experimental. Participants: Specialists, resident doctors, new medical interns, and fi nal year nursing students. Setting: Tertiary hospital with attached medical college in Navi Mumbai.

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