Determinants of hospital solid waste composition of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Cogent Environmental Science

Adeniyi Samson Afolabi¹  Abel Omoniyi Afon¹  Akinkunle Akintan Akinbinu¹  Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka¹ 

[1] Obafemi Awolowo University;

关键词: solid waste;    hospital solid waste;    waste composition;    disposal practices;   

DOI  :  10.1080/23311843.2017.1300863

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Hospital solid waste dumped indiscriminately into the municipal bins often increases the chances of survival and mutation of pathogenic microbial population in the waste. Therefore, this study examined the determinants of hospital solid waste composition in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife. Data were obtained from both primary (Actual measurement of waste in kg) and secondary sources. Waste produced in the wards and clinics were measured for seven days in each week over the period of three months. The study showed that sharps and general waste produced in wards represented 27.3 and 72.7%, respectively. The study also showed that the highest quantity of wastes was generated on Monday representing 15.17%, while the least quantity was on Sunday (11.54%). The daily and weekly per capita waste quantities generated in the wards of OAUTHC were 0.799 and 5.689 kg, respectively. The study concluded that the methods and materials of waste storage in OAUTHC were not in conformity with World Health Organisation standards.

【 授权许可】

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