Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 2

CD indication, related comorbidities, and preoperative characteristics of study participants (n = 166) in four selected government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Category	Post-CD SSI				Total (%)
		Yes		No
		N	%	N	%
CPD	Yes	10	30.3	23	69.7	33 (19.9%)
	No	15	11.3	118	88.7	133 (80.1%)
Fetal distress	Yes	8	11.9	59	88.1	67 (40.4%)
	No	17	17.2	82	82.8	99 (59.6%)
Arrest of labour	Yes	3	13.6	19	86.4	22 (13.3%)
	No	22	15.3	122	84.7	144 (86.7%)
Hypertension	Chronic HTN	2	14.3	12	85.7	14 (8.4%)
	PIH	10	27	27	73	37 (22.3%)
	No HTN	13	11.3	102	88.7	115 (69.3%)
DM	Chronic DM	0	0	2	100	2 (1.2%)
	Gestational DM	1	16.7	5	83.3	6 (3.6%)
	No DM	24	15.2	134	84.8	158 (95.2%)
HIV	Detected before pregnancy	0	0	3	100	3 (1.8%)
	Detected during pregnancy	0	0	3	100	3 (1.8%)
	No HIV detected	25	15.6	135	84.4	160 (96.4%)
Referral status	Yes	20	14	123	86	143 (86.1%)
	No	5	21.7	18	78.3	23 (13.9%)
Antibiotics prophylaxis	Yes	23	15	130	85	153 (92.2%)
	No	2	15.4	11	84.6	13 (7.8%)
Plain soap and water use	Yes	20	14.6	117	85.4	137 (82.5%)
	No	5	17.2	24	82.8%	29 (17.5%)
Antimicrobial soap and water use	Yes	5	17.2	24	82.8	29 (17.5%)
	No	20	14.6	117	85.4	137 (82.5%)
Client’s pubic hair shiny on top	Yes	16	15	91	85	107 (64.5%)
	No	9	15.3	50	84.7	59 (35.5%)
Place pubic hair bald	Ward	4	14.3	24	85.7	28 (16.7%)
	Operating table	0	0	1	100	1 (0.6%)
	Home	12	15.4	66	84.6	78 (45%)