The study set out to investigate the risk associated with hospital
waste management in Port Harcourt. To achieve this, five research
questions and five research objectives alongside two hypotheses were put
forth to guide the study. The study adopted the use of cross sectional
survey research design. A total of 90 persons were purposively sampled
from three public hospitals using the stratified sampling technique to
ensure all the class of persons working in the hospital was captured in
the study. Questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument in
the study. The results from the study revealed that waste is generated
often in the sampled hospitals, Liquids, human waste and sharps are the
most generated waste in the hospitals, the major waste disposal method
amongst the hospitals is the use of waste contractors and that the
health risk associated with hospital waste is high.
Statistically the study revealed that the study revealed that there
is no impact of personnel training on hospital waste management and also
that there are health risks associated with Hospital waste management
system. Therefore the study recommended that there is need to expose the
workforce to more trainings that have true bearing on waste management
as to enhance their knowledge of waste management making them fit in the
job they do and that Government needs to enshrine a law set up a check
system for hospital waste management system as the use of waste
contractors as revealed is unsuitable for hospital waste management.
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