Nivel de Conocimiento de la NOM-087-ECOL-SSA1-2002 en Universitarios de Nuevo Ingreso y Egreso del Área de la Salud
Keywords:
Mexican Official Standard, university students, Biological-Infectious Hazardous Waste, RBW.Abstract
Biologically Infectious Hazardous
Waste (BIHW) generated from healthcare activities
represents a risk due to pathogenic microorganisms. The
Mexican Official Standard (NOM)-087 establishes
procedures for the management of BIHW. Incoming
university students are those beginning their careers at higher
education institutions, while graduating students are those
who complete the necessary professional training program
and administrative requirements. OBJECTIVE. To conduct
a comparative analysis of the level of knowledge of NOM-
087 among incoming and outgoing university students in the health field. METHODOLOGY. With prior informed consent, a measurement instrument designed in 2015 by Oscar Zúñiga-Lemus was administered to 126 health students during the year 2024. A quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was conducted and analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. RESULTS. The results showed that 12.7% of incoming students and 25.4% of graduating students had low to average knowledge of RBW management. CONCLUSION. Additional training and specialized courses on RBW management are being implemented as an integral part of health sciences education.
