Effect of hospital waste of Quang Nam Hospital on community health
- Author:
Ngo Quy Chau
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hospital waste
- MeSH:
Medical Waste;
Hospitals
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;503(2):62-65
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Effect of hospital waste of Quang Nam Hospital on community health was studied in 315 people in studied place and 88 people in control place. People in studied place were more likely had history of dysentery syndrome than people in control place (p<0.001). The number of people with internal diseases in studied place was significantly was more than control place (p<0.001).These internal diseases were acute bronchitis (15.56%), gastrointestinal diseases (28.89%), nervous diseases (5.08%), urinary infection (4.13%) and anaemia. Skin and eye diseases were more common in people living in control place. Gynaecological diseases werethe same in two group
