# Impact of training on waste management practices among healthcare workers

## TL;DR

Training healthcare workers on waste management significantly improved their knowledge, attitudes, and practices over six months.

## Contribution

Demonstrates the effectiveness of structured training and educational materials on biomedical waste management practices.

## Key findings

- Significant improvements in knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were observed over time.
- Training enhanced awareness and practices related to infection control and waste management.

## Abstract

mproper biomedical waste management poses a major risk to infection control and public health. This quasi-experimental study among
100 healthcare workers from two institutes in Meerut assessed the effectiveness of training on waste management and infection control.
Group A received structured lectures, while Group B received educational materials, with assessments at 1, 3 and 6 months. Significant
improvements were observed in knowledge, attitude and practice scores over time (p<0.05). The training program effectively enhanced
awareness and practices of healthcare workers toward infection control and waste management.