Assessment on the Causes of Improper Waste Segregation Among Second Year Degree Nursing Students at a University, Windhoek, Khomas Region

Abstract Background: Africa is facing a growing management crisis while the volume of waste is relatively small compared to the developed region, the mismanagement of waste in Africa is currently impacting human and environmental health. Therefore, this paper was conducted to assess the causes that contribute to improper waste segregation. Research methodology: A quantitative, descriptive study was used in this study. Simple random sampling was used in this study by selecting the second-year students. The frequency distribution of tables and graphs have been used in this study for data analysis. Results: The results have revealed that, n=20 (50%) strongly disagrees=18 (45%) strongly agreed, n=2 (5%) disagreed, that there are no signals /posters about color coding in the wards Conclusion: The finding from this study indicates a lack of knowledge on how to discard waste properly among second-year degree nursing students as a contributing factor to non-adherence to proper waste segregation. The findings also indicated that there were no policies on color coding and unawareness of soiled waste that contributes to improper waste segregation.