TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment of Solid Waste Management in Hospitals and
Healthcare Centers: A Case Study in Sari, Iran
AU - Dargahi, Abdollah AU - Azizi, Ali AU - Mohammadi, Mitra AU - Shamsi, Khadijeh AU - Motlagh, Zeinab Jafari AU - Mohammadi, Samira AU - Amirian, Tahereh AU - Beidaghi, Somayeh 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
SP  - 1078
EP  - 1084
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2016.1078.1084
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.1078.1084
KW  - Solid waste management
KW  -hospital
KW  -healthcare centers
KW  -Sari
KW  -Iran
AB  - Infectious waste is categorized as hazardous waste that can cause the transmission of infectious diseases, so the objective of this study was to survey the hospitals and healthcare centers waste management in Sari, Iran in 2015. This study was analytical cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of all hospital (private and public) and all healthcare centers, medical diagnostic laboratories, offices included (public, specialized and dental offices) which was selected through random sampling. In the present study, the questionnaire consisted of open and closed questions was used. The result showed that per capita of hospital waste generation was 2.41 kg/day per active bed in hospital, 0.13 kg/day per person in laboratories and 1.73 kg/day per generated unit in healthcare center. Infectious wastes constituted 35.87% of total generated waste, 65.42% of total generated waste in laboratories, 7.11% of total generated waste in healthcare centers and 33.19% of total generated waste in offices as well. The amount of waste that separated in hospital, healthcare center, offices. The maximum amount of infectious waste generation were related to hospitals, healthcare center, medical laboratories and offices included (public, specialized and dental offices), respectively. In regard to improper separation of waste in offices and laboratories, it is recommended to encourage employees to reduce the hazardous waste, burning the infectious waste and collecting the noninfectious waste through the special machines.
ER  -