TINJAUAN PENANGANAN LIMBAH MEDIS PADAT DI PUSKESMAS SUGIHMUKTI KABUPATEN BANDUNG

Overview Of Solid Medical Waste Handling In Sugihmukti Health Center, Bandung District

Abstract

Health service facilities have an obligation to protect the environment, namely managing the waste produced appropriately so that it does not pose a risk to human health and the environment. Knowledge can influence the behavior of health workers in handling solid medical waste. To find out an overview of the handling of solid medical waste at the Sugihmukti Community Health Center, Bandung Regency. Descriptive research type. The sampling technique is purposive sampling. The research sample consisted of 20 community health center employees and 8 medical waste producing rooms. Univariate data analysis. The results of this research showed that the generation of solid medical waste was 13.97 kg with an average of 1.74 kg/day. The handling of solid medical waste does not meet the requirements at the reduction stage, sorting stage, container stage, temporary storage stage and in-situ transportation stage. Facilities and infrastructure for handling solid medical waste at the sorting stage, transportation stage, PPE provision stage 100% meet the requirements. The knowledge aspect of community health center employees is in the good category, 70%. The behavioral aspects of community health center employees are in the good category at 60%. Based on this research, the handling of solid medical wasteat the Sugihmukti Community Health Center, does not meet the requirements at the reduction stage, sorting stage, container stage, temporary storage stage, in-situ transportation stage, and meets the requirements at the Ex-situ transportation stage.  The Community Health Center is expected to provide supervision and improvement at the stage of handling solid medical waste, as well as complete the infrastructure and repair the temporary disposal site at the Sugihmukti Community Health Center.