Abstract
AbstractHospital 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 ...
Highlights
Waste is an inevitable by-product of man’s developmental activity
The objective of this paper is to examine the quantity and composition of solid waste generated in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife in order to assist in planning for the appropriate medical waste management system
This study assessed the solid waste composition of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It determined the quantity and components of solid waste generated in OAUTHC Ile-Ife
Summary
Waste is an inevitable by-product of man’s developmental activity. It is regarded as useless, unwanted or discarded substance or material either temporarily or permanently valueless to the owner (Ngwuluka, Ochekpe, Odumosu, & John, 2009). It could be in gaseous, liquid and solid form (Taylor & Allen, 2006). Solid waste generation deals with the release of substance into the environment as a result of several activities which the materials are valueless to the owner at that time. Sources of solid waste include but are not limited to household or domestic, commercial, industrial, process or manufacturing, construction, and demolition. Others may include agricultural, mining, radioactive, institutional, and most importantly, health care
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