Table 1 Primary and secondary sharps disposal methods within households
From: Practices related to sharps disposal among diabetic patients in Sri Lanka
| Primary disposal method | Frequency (n = 158) | Secondary disposal method | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||