Different studies in different setting reported that the
risk perception on healthcare waste was different
across health professionals. A study done in India
showed that Nurses have better risk perception than
other HCWs.21 However, in other studies medical
doctors were better in having theoretical knowledge.22
In this study, results on risk perception showed that,
medical doctors had better risk perception than other
health professionals. This difference might be due to
education background, training, and commitment of
healthcare staffs.
Studies done in developing and developed countries
showed that training on healthcare waste had an
impact on the risk perception of HCWs.21-25 This study
also indicated that the odds of adequate risk perception
among HCWs who had taken training on healthcare
waste management was 1.78 times higher than the
odds of adequate risk perception on healthcare waste
among HCWs who did not received any training (AOR:
1.87, 95% CI: 1.03, 3.40).