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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912024000100018</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2024.e6147</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos sobre manejo de residuos hospitalarios del personal de enfermería del Hospital Regional de Caazapá]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge about the management of hospital waste of the nursing staff at the Caazapá Regional Hospital]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arzamendia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julieta]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Viveros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guiomar]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria González]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Galeano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Deisy]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caaguazú ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<fpage>18</fpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912024000100018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912024000100018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912024000100018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción.  La Organización Mundial de la Salud recomienda tres principios básicos para el manejo de residuos: reducir la generación de residuos innecesarios, separar los residuos ordinarios de los peligrosos, y tratarlos adecuadamente para minimizar los riesgos asociados. Objetivo. Determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre el manejo de residuos hospitalarios del personal de enfermería del Hospital Regional de Caazapá. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó una investigación de corte transversal en el 2023 en el personal de enfermería. Se midió el nivel de conocimientos sobre manejo de residuos con la aplicación de un cuestionario validado. Resultados. Se incluyeron 168 personal de enfermería, 58% procedente de la zona rural, 75% de sexo femenino, 60% de 31 a 50 años de edad, 45% técnico en enfermería y 54% nombrado. El 75% tenía alto nivel de conocimiento en el manejo de residuos sólidos hospitalarios generales, 76,2% en el manejo de residuos sólidos hospitalarios bio-contaminados y 68,5% en el manejo de residuos hospitalarios comunes. La procedencia de zona rural y la condición de ser contratado se asociaron significativamente con niveles más bajos de conocimiento general, manejo de residuos especiales y manejo de residuos comunes. El menor nivel de conocimiento sobre manejo de residuos bio-contaminados también se relacionó con la procedencia rural. Conclusión. El nivel de conocimiento sobre manejo de residuo hospitalario en el personal de enfermería fue alto y estuvo relacionado con la procedencia y la condición laboral.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction . The World Health Organization recommends three basic principles on waste management: reducing unnecessary waste, separating ordinary waste from hazardous waste and properly treating it to reduce risks. Objective. To determine the level of knowledge that nursing staff have about the management of hospital waste at the Caazapá Regional Hospital. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out among the nursing staff in 2023. The level of knowledge about waste management was measured by a validated questionnaire. Results A total of 168 nursing staff were included, 58% from rural areas, 75% female, 60% aged 31 to 50, 45% nursing technicians and 54% under permanent contract. 75% had a high level of knowledge in the management of general hospital solid waste, 76.2% in the management of biocontaminated hospital solid waste and 68.5% in the management of common hospital waste. Being from a rural area and with a temporary contract were significantly associated with a lower level of general knowledge, with lower knowledge of special waste management and with lower knowledge of common waste management. Lower level of knowledge in the management of biocontaminated waste was related to being from a rural area. Conclusion. The level of knowledge in the nursing staff was high and associated with origin and employment status.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[administración de residuos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[residuos sanitarios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[knowledge]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[waste management]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[medical waste]]></kwd>
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