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Part II: Cross-sectional questionnaire study to evaluate the knowledge and practice among staff nurses working indifferent areas of the hospital (n = 86). The team
of post graduates of hospital administration who are having knowledge of environment protection act and involved in day-to-day operations of the hospital are trained
in research methodology were selected to collect data from a group of staff nurses.
The questionnaire was distributed in the wards and then collected after ample time.
Part III: Regarding 3 Rs, it is important to ask participants to define what they
understood by the terms reduce, reuse and recycle and its feasibility of usage in the
hospital setting applied for solids and liquids, and open question on items that can be
recycled, reused and reduced. The sample consists of staff nurses (n = 86), clinical
doctors (n = 37) and housekeeping staff (n = 33).
Part I: checklist has only “yes” or “no” as it was to check the availability of
physical facilities and was analyzed to draw inferences.
Part II and III: The data was tabulated in excel sheets and averages were measured depending on the correct answers to each question. Inferences were drawn
and frequencies and percentages are calculated for each question. The analysis was
based and categorized on the domains described in the methodology to evaluate the
knowledge and practices and opinion on 3 Rs concept and by different study sample
of doctors, nurses and housekeeping staff.
2 Statistical Analysis
The data values have been entered into MS-Excel and statistical analysis has been
done by using IBM SPSS Version 20.0. For categorical variables, the data values are
represented as number and percentages.
2.1 Literature Review
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is any waste generated by household, commercial
and/or institutional activities and is not hazardous. Municipal services wastes which
arise from streets, parks and beaches usually contains food wastes, paper, cardboard,
plastics, textiles, glass, metals, wood, street sweepings, landscape and tree trimmings
(Annual review report 2015–16).
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Part II: Cross-sectional questionnaire study to evaluate the knowledge and practice among staff nurses working indifferent areas of the hospital (n = 86). The team
of post graduates of hospital administration who are having knowledge of environment protection act and involved in day-to-day operations of the hospital are trained
in research methodology were selected to collect data from a group of staff nurses.
The questionnaire was distributed in the wards and then collected after ample time.
Part III: Regarding 3 Rs, it is important to ask participants to define what they
understood by the terms reduce, reuse and recycle and its feasibility of usage in the
hospital setting applied for solids and liquids, and open question on items that can be
recycled, reused and reduced. The sample consists of staff nurses (n = 86), clinical
doctors (n = 37) and housekeeping staff (n = 33).
Part I: checklist has only “yes” or “no” as it was to check the availability of
physical facilities and was analyzed to draw inferences.
Part II and III: The data was tabulated in excel sheets and averages were measured depending on the correct answers to each question. Inferences were drawn
and frequencies and percentages are calculated for each question. The analysis was
based and categorized on the domains described in the methodology to evaluate the
knowledge and practices and opinion on 3 Rs concept and by different study sample
of doctors, nurses and housekeeping staff.
2 Statistical Analysis
The data values have been entered into MS-Excel and statistical analysis has been
done by using IBM SPSS Version 20.0. For categorical variables, the data values are
represented as number and percentages.
2.1 Literature Review
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is any waste generated by household, commercial
and/or institutional activities and is not hazardous. Municipal services wastes which
arise from streets, parks and beaches usually contains food wastes, paper, cardboard,
plastics, textiles, glass, metals, wood, street sweepings, landscape and tree trimmings
(Annual review report 2015–16).