Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Biomedical Waste Management among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Center in South Kerala

and inadequate budgetary allocation. 1 WHO reports from 2002 indicate that 18-64% of healthcare environments across 9 developing nations fail to utilize appropriate biomedical waste disposal techniques.It is crucial to highlight that substantial uncertainty surrounds this estimation for various factors, necessitating additional research IntroductIonThe designation "biomedical waste" is described as "any refuse created throughout the diagnosis, care, or inoculation of humans or animals, or in research endeavors linked to or during the creation or examination of biological substances, encompassing classifications detailed in Schedule I of the Government of India's Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules."Based on reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), nonhazardous refuse accounts for up to 85%, harmful refuse may comprise 10%, and other refuse makes up 5%.However, this figure is an approximation and differs geographically.Biomedical refuse poses a management challenge.Refuse originating from hospitals is inherently infectious and dangerous.This issue is expanding due to the continuously growing medical sector.Nevertheless, investigation into this crucial concern has been quite restricted, demonstrating a serious requirement for details on this subject for upcoming planning and policy formulation.Several factors contributing to inadequate management include staff deficient in awareness regarding the spread of hospital-acquired infections resulting from poor handling of healthcare refuse, a negative staff attitude toward hospital rules, insufficient staff instruction on refuse handling,