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

Table 3

Operative and postoperative characteristics of study participants (n = 166) among CDs in four selected government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Category	Post-CD SSI				Total (%)
		Yes		No
		N	%	N	%
Type of operation	Elective	1	2.8	35	97.2	36 (21.7%)
	Emergency	24	18.7	106	81.5	130 (78.3%)
CD performed by	GP	0	0	1	100	1 (0.6%)
	Resident	23	14.65	134	85.4	157 (94.6%)
	Specialist	2	25	6	75	8 (4.8%)
Skin incision	Transverse	22	13.7	139	86.3	161 (97%)
	Vertical	3	60	2	40	5 (3%)
Skin closure	Interrupted	2	9.5	19	90.5	21 (12.7%)
	Continuous	23	15.9	122	84.1	145 (87.3%)
Post-CD antibiotics	Yes	20	12.8	136	87.2	156 (94%)
	No	5	50	5	50	10 (6%)