From: Practices related to sharps disposal among diabetic patients in Sri Lanka
Primary disposal method | Frequency (n = 158) | Secondary disposal method | Frequency | ||
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Number | Percent % | Number | Percent % | ||
Recap and dispose to the common household garbage bin | 66 | 41.7 | Home garbage pit/fire | 23 | 14.6 |
Disposed into the Garbage lorry of the local Municipal Council (MC) | 43 | 27.2 | |||
Sharps container | 9 | 5.7 | Home garbage pit/fire | 8 | 5.1 |
Disposed in common garbage bin and then into garbage lorry of the MC | 1 | 0.6 | |||
Toilet pit | 8 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
Paper bag | 16 | 10.1 | Common garbage dump of the area | 14 | 8.9 |
Common garbage bin and into MC garbage lorry | 2 | 1.2 | |||
Burn (fire) | 32 | 20.2 | N/A | ||
Indiscriminate (loosely or no specific place) | 11 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Collected since beginning in plastic bags without disposal | 15 | 9.5 | N/A | ||
Old well | 1 | 0.6 | N/A |