Perceptions of medical waste exposure prevention among medical waste handlers in Hadiya zone, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study using the health belief model
Abstract Background Medical waste is material generated during health facilities that constitutes a serious health hazard to its handlers and the patients. However, medical waste handling has received less attention in practice, and existing research is inconclusive as well. Therefore, this study as...
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| Main Authors: | Bisrat Feleke Bubamo, Belay Erchafo Lubago, Tirulo Kedir, Feleke Doyore Agide |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22247-9 |
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