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ENVIRONMENTAL-FOR-HEALTH-CARE-CENTERS

The Environmental Survey for Health Care Centers 2001

West Bank and Gaza, 2001
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Reference ID
PSE-PCBS-ESHCG-2001-V1.0
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Collections
Environmental Survey for Health Care Centers
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Section (include medical waste separation type) (no)

Data file: Type and quantity of Medical Waste

Overview

Valid: 1195
Valid (weighted): 1362.683
Invalid: 0
Invalid (weighted): 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 7
Format: Numeric
Weighted variable: V390

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Section (include medical waste separation type)
Categories
Value Category Cases Weighted
1 Disinfection 169 192
14.1%
2 Incineration 163 186
13.6%
3 Open Burning 220 250
18.4%
4 Storage 161 184
13.5%
5 Mechanical treatment 161 184
13.5%
6 Disposal it in Sewage 161 184
13.5%
7 Other 160 183
13.4%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
Wastewater Treatment: Process to render wastewater fit to meet environmental standards or other quality norms. Three broad types of treatment may be distinguished: mechanical, biological, and advanced.
Universe
The target population of this survey is all governmental Health Care Centers (Ministry of Health, Health Care Military Service (and non-governmental Health Care Centers (Lijan Azakah (charitable org.), Health Union Committees, Union of Palestine Health Care Relief Committees, Refits Friends Benevolent Society, UNRWA, Red Crescent Society, and Red Cross) in the Palestinian Territory.
Source of information
Administrative Records
Head of center
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