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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