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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Health Сare of the Russian Federation</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Health Сare of the Russian Federation</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Здравоохранение Российской Федерации</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0044-197X</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2412-0723</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Federal Scientific Center for Hygiene F.F.Erisman</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">680568</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47470/0044-197X-2025-69-2-123-130</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">mbouln</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Impact of healthcare waste management training intervention on the knowledge and practices of healthcare professionals: a quasi-experimental study in a Surgical University Hospital in Southern Tunisia</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Влияние обучения обращению с медицинскими отходами на знания и практику медицинских работников: квазиэкспериментальное исследование в хирургической университетской больнице на юге Туниса</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Baklouti</surname><given-names>Mouna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Баклоути</surname><given-names>Моуна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>mouna.baklouti92@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Trigui</surname><given-names>Maroua</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Тригуи</surname><given-names>Мароуа</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>trigui_maroua@medecinesfax.org</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ben Ayed</surname><given-names>Houda</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бен Аыед</surname><given-names>Хоуда</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>houda.benayed@medecinesfax.org</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ben Hmida</surname><given-names>Mariem</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бен Хмида</surname><given-names>Марием</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>benhmida_mariem@medecinesfax.org</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ben Jmaa</surname><given-names>Maissa</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бен Ймаа</surname><given-names>Маисса</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>benjmaa_maissa@medecinesfax.org</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Mejdoub</surname><given-names>Yosra</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Медждуб</surname><given-names>Йосра</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>yosra.mejdoub85@yahoo.fr</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Jedidi</surname><given-names>Jihen</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Эдиди</surname><given-names>Йихен</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>jdiditrabelsijihen@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kassis</surname><given-names>Mondher</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кассис</surname><given-names>Мондхер</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>dr.epidemio1@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yaich</surname><given-names>Sourour</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Яич</surname><given-names>Соуроур</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>yaich.sourour@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Hedi Chaker University Hospital, University of Sfax</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университетская больница имени Хеди Чакера, Университет Сфакса</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Preventive Medicine and Healthcare Department, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, University of Sfax</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университетская больница имени Хабиба Бургибы, Университет Сфакса</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-04-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>69</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 69, NO2 (2025)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 69, №2 (2025)</issue-title><fpage>123</fpage><lpage>130</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-05-26"><day>26</day><month>05</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.eco-vector.com/0044-197X/article/view/680568">https://journals.eco-vector.com/0044-197X/article/view/680568</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Introduction. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a crucial role in healthcare waste management (HWM). Insufficient knowledge and inadequate management practices are the most important issues in the HWM process.The purpose of the study — the objective was to assess an educational program’s impact on HCP’s knowledge and practices regarding HWM.Materials and Methods. This quasi-experimental study consisted of a pretest evaluation, an intervention, and a post-test re-evaluation conducted in Habib Bourguiba University Hospital during the period of January 2nd to April 30th, 2022.Results. Overall, 134 HCPs provided complete responses. The median age was 40 years (Interquartile range = [32.00–48.75] years) and the sex ratio was 0.44. We found a significant rise in the knowledge score (KS) of participants regarding global HWM knowledge (86.8 ± 6.7 vs 58.5 ± 6.8; p &lt; 0.001) and also in the KS for each waste category: non-infectious waste (89.6 ± 8.7 vs 68.9 ± 15.4; p = 0.005), infectious waste (90.7 ± 4.2 vs 74.3 ± 9.7; p = 0.001), sharps (89 ± 7,3 vs 72.9 ± 7.0; p &lt; 0.001) and cytotoxic waste (80.0 ± 21.7 vs 17.2 ± 5.7; p &lt; 0.001). We noted a significant rise in PS of participants regarding global HWM practices (93 ± 6 vs 73 ± 10; p &lt; 0.001) and also for each item: availability of equipment in the medical treatment cart (100 ± 1 vs 71 ± 23; p &lt; 0.001), healthcare waste segregation (78 ± 20 vs 54 ± 27; p = 0.002), information and training about HWM (100 ± 10 vs 71 ± 46; p = 0.003), and healthcare waste disposal (91 ± 14 vs 45 ± 34; p = 0.001). The KS change was significantly more important for HCPs who had no previous training in HWM during the last 3 years than other HCPs with previous training (29.8 vs 25; p = 0.042).Research limitations. It was a single-center study that could impact the generalization of the results on a national scale. Secondly, as previously noted, the participation rate was low but this fact was not an obstacle to having a positive impact on HCP’s knowledge and practices in the whole hospital.Conclusions. HWM training sessions are a promising and effective intervention to improve knowledge and practices of HCPs. It should not be a one-time activity but it should be a continuous and regular process to ensure a safe care environment and deliver quality care.Compliance with ethical standards. The study does not require submission of the opinion of the biomedical ethics committee or other documents.Contribution of the authors: Baklouti M., Trigui M., Ben Hmida M., Ben Jmaa M. — substantial contribution to the study’s conception and design, data acquisition, or data analysis and interpretation; Baklouti M., Trigui M., Ben Ayed H. — writing the article and/or revising the article for important intellectual content; Baklouti M., Trigui M., Ben Ayed H., Ben Hmida M., Ben Jmaa M., Mejdoub Y., Jedidi J., Kassis M., Yaich S. — reading and approving the final version of the submitted manuscript. All authors revised the manuscript and gave their contributions to improve the paper, read and approved the final manuscript.Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.Received: September 16, 2024 / Accepted: December 11, 2024 / Published: April 30, 2025</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Введение. Медицинские работники (MP) играют важную роль в обращении с медицинскими отходами (МО). Недостаточные знания и неадекватные методы контроля являются наиболее важными проблемами в обращении с МО.Цель исследования — оценить влияние образовательной программы на знания и методы обращения с МО у МР.Материалы и методы. Данное квазиэкспериментальное исследование состояло из предварительной оценки, проведения образовательной программы и повторной оценки с тестированием в Университетской больнице Хабиба Бургибы в период с 2 января по 30 апреля 2022 г.Результаты. Все 134 МР предоставили полные ответы. Средний возраст МР составил 40 лет (межквартильный размах 32,00–48,75 года), соотношение полов составило 0,44. Мы обнаружили значительный рост оценки компетенций (ОК) участников относительно глобальных знаний об обращении с МО (86,8 ± 6,7 против 58,5 ± 6,8; p &lt; 0,001), а также оценки знаний для каждой категории отходов: неинфекционные отходы (89,6 ± 8,7 против 68,9 ± 15,4; p = 0,005), инфекционные отходы (90,7 ± 4,2 против 74,3 ± 9,7; p = 0,001), острые предметы (89 ± 7,3 против 72,9 ± 7; p &lt; 0,001) и цитотоксические отходы (80 ± 21,7 против 17,2 ± 5,7; p &lt; 0,001). Мы отметили значительный рост оценки реализации (ОР) у участников по сравнению с общими практиками обращения с МО (93 ± 6 против 73 ± 10; p &lt; 0,001), а также по каждому пункту: наличие медицинских тележек в оснащении отделений (100 ± 1 против 71 ± 23; p &lt; 0,001), сортировка медицинских отходов (78 ± 20 против 54 ± 27; p = 0,002), информация и обучение по обращению с МО (100 ± 10 против 71 ± 46; p = 0,003) и утилизация медицинских отходов (91 ± 14 против 45 ± 34; p = 0,001). Для МР, не прошедших предварительное обучение по обращению с МО в течение последних 3 лет, изменение оценки знаний было значительно более существенным по обращению с МО, чем для других МР, прошедших ранее обучение (29,8 против 25; p = 0,042).Ограничения исследования. Исследование было одноцентровым, что могло повлиять на обобщение результатов в национальном масштабе. Во-вторых, уровень участия был низким, но этот факт не стал препятствием для оказания положительного влияния на знания и практику МР во всей больнице.Выводы. Учебные курсы по обращению с МО являются многообещающим и эффективным мероприятием для улучшения знаний и практики у МР. Это не должно быть разовым мероприятием, а должно стать непрерывным и регулярным процессом для обеспечения безопасной среды ухода и предоставления качественной помощи.Соблюдение этических стандартов. Исследование не требует предоставления мнения комитета по биомедицинской этике или других документов.Вклад авторов: Баклоути М., Тригуи М., Бен Хмида М., Бен Ймаа М. — существенный вклад в концепцию и дизайн исследования, сбор данных или анализ и интерпретацию данных; Баклоути М., Тригуи М., Бен Аыед Х. — написание статьи и/или редактирование статьи на предмет важного интеллектуального содержания; Баклоути М., Тригуи М., Бен Аыед Х., Бен Хмида М., Бен Ймаа М., Мейдоуб Ё., Эдиди Й., Кассис М., Яич С. — написание и утверждение окончательного варианта статьи. Все соавторы — утверждение окончательного варианта статьи, ответственность за целостность всех частей статьи.Финансирование. Исследование не имело спонсорской поддержки.Конфликт интересов. Авторы декларируют отсутствие явных и потенциальных конфликтов интересов в связи с публикацией данной статьи.Поступила: 16.09.2024 / Принята к печати: 11.12.2024 / Опубликована: 30.04.2025</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>knowledge</kwd><kwd>healthcare professionals</kwd><kwd>healthcare waste management</kwd><kwd>impact</kwd><kwd>practices</kwd><kwd>training session</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>знания</kwd><kwd>специалисты здравоохранения</kwd><kwd>управление отходами здравоохранения</kwd><kwd>влияние</kwd><kwd>практики</kwd><kwd>учебный курс</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Kumar R., Somrongthong R., Ahmed J. Impact of waste management training intervention on knowledge, attitude and practices of teaching hospital workers in Pakistan. Pak. J. Med. 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