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UNLABELLED Poor solid waste management is among the major challenges facing urban slums in developing countries including Uganda. Understanding community concerns and willingness towards involvement in solid waste management improvement initiatives is critical for informing interventions in slums. METHODS We used a cross-sectional study to collect quantitative data from 435 residents in two u...

BACKGROUND Primary health care (PHC) clinicians have an important role to play in addressing lifestyle risk factors for chronic diseases. However they intervene only rarely, despite the opportunities that arise within their routine clinical practice. Beliefs and attitudes have been shown to be associated with risk factor management practices, but little is known about this for PHC clinicians wo...

In autumn 1978 the IAEA arranged a Study Tour on Radiation Protection and Waste Management, as a form of technical assistance to developing countries. This tour was organized in collaboration with the Governments of Czechoslovakia, Federal Republic of Germany, France, German Democratic Republic and Hungary, and led through all of these countries. The present review covers only one aspect of thi...

A self-administered questionnaire investigated knowledge, perceptions of the risks to health associated with solid waste management, and practices about waste management in a random sample of 1181 adults in Italy. Perceived risk of developing cancer due to solid waste burning was significantly higher in females, younger, with an educational level lower than university and who believed that impr...

OBJECTIVES To identify problems in the management of medical waste in Thailand for future development. MATERIAL AND METHOD The study was done in 39 hospitals during June and July 2002 by interviewing medical personnel on knowledge and attitude in management of medical waste, observation of practice and checking the amount of medical waste in waste bags. Certain laboratory investigations were ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe evidence-based practice (EBP) beliefs and behaviors of nurses who provide cancer pain management. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional with a mixed-methods approach. SETTING Two inpatient oncology units in the Pacific Northwest. SAMPLE 40 RNs.
 METHODS Data collected by interviews and web-based surveys. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES EBP beliefs, EBP implementat...

The construction, demolition and excavation waste arising in England was estimated at 91 million tonnes in 2003. The current thinking on construction waste minimisation is heavily focussed on several issues relating to physical construction waste and recycling guides. Indeed, much had been published on ways to improve on-site waste management and recycling activities but very few attempts made ...

BACKGROUND Health Care Waste (HCW) is considered as the second dangerous waste in the World that needs to be properly disposed by trained health care staff. Good knowledge, positive attitude and safe practices of medical staff is very imperative while managing this infectious waste. This assessment has been conducted to determine the situation and KAP of infectious waste management in health ca...