Waste management in disasters and hospital waste management perception of hospital personnel: Sample of Gumushane province

The main objectives of the disaster management are to analyze the dangers facing the society and to develop and implement strategies that can cause minimal damage to the situation that may arise or not. Hence, hospitals should have a waste management strategy in case of a possible disaster. Waste management can be efficient with the attitude, awareness and perception of the employees about waste. The data of the study was prepared by Yousef Elgitait in 2013 in the form of a questionnaire which was used in 2013 for his doctoral thesis titled "Staff Perceptions and Practice for Hospital Waste Management With Reference to Recycling in the UK versus Libya, a Comparative Study". The questionnaire consists of 3 parts. In the first part, there are questions asked to determine the demographic characteristics of individuals. In the second part, Waste Management Awareness questions (10 questions), Waste Management Awareness in Disasters questions (11 questions) were used. In the third section, there are questions of Waste Management Attitude (12 questions). The average score of the participants was 74.24 ± 16,606. According to the scale in Table 4.5, the average score of 74.24 was determined as the high level. The average attitude level of the participants was found as 3.88 ± 0.629. According to the scale in Table 4.12, this average score is in the undecided category. A further study on waste management and disaster waste is recommended. In addition, it is also recommended that all institutions, especially those involved in disasters, examine the level of preparedness and awareness in this respect and make improvements as a result of this research. Keywords: Disaster, Disaster Management, Waste, Waste Management