This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of lecture based on Healthcare Waste Management Manual in improving the waste management practices among LGU-owned hospitals in Zamboanga Sibugay Province. Three LGU-owned hospitals and 46 respondents participated in this study. Data were gathered through survey using 3 interviewer-administered questionnaires (hospital waste manager, orderlies/waste handlers, and nurses) and an observational checklist. Frequencies for hospital waste managers, orderlies/waste handlers, and nurses were used to determine hospital waste management practices before and 1 month after the intervention. On the other hand, one-way ANOVA was used to compare overall hospital waste management practices, a month after, and 2 months after intervention. Results generated from waste managers, orderlies/waste handlers and nurses generally revealed an increase in the percentage of respondents answering acceptable practices. A few items did not change but rather sustained a positive response. In addition, no item revealed a deviation to the unacceptable practice after the intervention. The overall hospital waste management practices assessed using the observational checklist revealed that there was a significant improvement in the practices of LGU-owned hospitals not only a month but even 2 months after the intervention. With a p-value of 0.00, the null hypothesis is therefore rejected and the alternative hypothesis is accepted which states that the lecture based on Healthcare Waste Management Manual is effective in improving the waste management practices of LGU-owned hospitals in Zamboanga Sibugay Province.

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