P E N G E T AHUA N D A N S IK A P P E NG E L OL A S AM PAH M E DIS L ABO RA T ORIUM K E S E HAT AN S WAST A DI K ABU P ATE N JEM B E R

Abstract

P riva te He a lt h L a bo ra torie s pr oduc e d medi c a l wa ste .

Medic a l w a ste

mana g e ment in c luded S e gr e g a ti on,

c oll e c ti on, t e mpora r y

re lo c a ti on, tra nsporta ti on a nd wa ste dispo sa l . wa ste buil dup , mi x e d medic a l a nd non medic a l,

ope n ed

stroll e r

tra nsporta ti ons ,

not

w e a ring

se lf pr otec ti ve

e qui pment

we re

the

obst a c le s

of

wa ste

mana g e ment.

This

re s e a r c h

a im e d

to

de s c ribe

me dica l

wa st e

man a g e ment

a t

P riva te

He a lt h

L a bor a torie s

using

de s c riptiv e

method

a nd

tot a l

s a mpl ing

tec hnique .

R e se a rc h

P opulation

we re

28

labor a tor y

a na l y sts

a nd

8

c le a ning

se rvic e

of fic e rs

o f

8

pr ivate

he a lt h

labor a tori e s .

The

re sult s

showe d

labor a tor y

a na l y sts

c ha ra c t e risti c

we re

a g e d

21 30, hig hl y

e duc a ted,

wor ke d fo r 1 5

y e a rs. Cl e a nin g

ser vic e

of fic e rs

w e re

a g e d 31 40,

se c onda r y

e duc a ted

leve l,

wor ke d

1 5

y e a rs.

Most

of

labor a tor y

a n a l y sts

we re

hig h

knowl e d g e

a nd

pos it ive

a tt it ude

( 78,57 % ),

a nd

c le a nin g

se rvic e

o ff ice rs

w e re

medium

leve l

knowle dg e

a nd

ne ut ra l

a tt it ude

(75% ).

Most

of

medic a l

wa ste

mana g e ment

we re

c ondu c ted

a c c o rde d

to

standa r d

of

I nd one si a n

He a lt h

De pa rte m e n

e x c e pt

una va il a bil it y

of

medic a l

wa ste

lo g o,

wr o ng

c olo re d

plasti c

b a g s,

plasti c

used

not

b y

c a the g or y .

The re for e

re c omm e nde d

for

P riva te

He a lt h

to

pr ovide

e duc a ti on ,

g uidan c e ,

a nd

supe rvision

he a lt h

a n a l y sts

a nd

w a ste

mana g e m e nt

(c le a nin g

s e rvic e )

in

the

c onduc t

of

medic a l

wa ste

mana g e ment,

e sp e c iall y

in

inc re a sin g

the

knowle dge

a nd a tt it ude

of the

he a lt h a na l y st

a nd

c le a ning

s e rv ice

off ic e rs.