European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction: The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities have higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Therefore it is essential to have safe and reliable method for its handling. Inadequate and inappropriate handling of health care waste may have serious public health consequences and a significant impact on the environment. Due to improper biomedical waste management, lack of awareness and inadequate knowledge, health centres now  a  days  are  source for  spreading infections. Aim: to  assess the  knowledge, awareness and  practice  of  bio-medical  waste management among the health care workers of selected Primary Health Centres of Udaipur district, Rajasthan. Methodology: A health facility based Cross Sectional analytical study was conducted for 6 months from May 2022 to October 2022, at Primary Health centre using multi stage random sampling.  Results: Most of the respondents 56 (90.3%) had knowledge about BMW management and 57 (91.9%) respondents felt it is important to have knowledge about BMW generation, hazards and legislation. Majority of the respondents 61(98.4%) had adequate level of awareness. Conclusion: Majority of the respondents had adequate awareness of BMW management while only half of them had adequate knowledge and fair practice. Lack of formal training reflected a gap in BMW management practices.