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Table 1 Distribution and general characteristics of patients in both groups

From: Antibiotic prophylaxis for caesarean section at a Ugandan hospital: a randomised clinical trial evaluating the effect of administration time on the incidence of postoperative infections

Variable

Randomisation group

Overall N (%)

P value

Pre-incision

N (%)Post-incision

N (%)

N (%)

Age group in years

    

1825

124 (56.11)

121 (57.35)

245 (56.71)

 

2635

88 (39.82)

81 (38.39)

169 (39.12)

 

>35

9 (4.02)

9 (4.27)

18 (4.17)

0.953

Diabetes

    

No

210 (99.53)

218 (98.64)

428 (99.07)

 

Yes

1 (0.47)

3 (1.36)

4 (0.93)

0.338

HIV status

    

Not known

26 (12.32)

29 (13.12)

55 (12.73)

 

Positive

23 (10.90)

25 (11.31)

48 (11.11)

 

Negative

162 (76.78)

165 (75.57)

329 (76.16)

0.955

Chronic medication

    

No

190 (90.05)

196 (88.69)

386 (89.35)

 

Yes

21 (9.95)

25 (11.31)

46 (10.65)

0.647

Previous Operation

    

No

107 (50.71)

126 (57.01)

233 (53.94)

 

Yes

104 (49.29)

95 (42.99)

199 (46.06)

0.189

Type of incision

    

Midline

106 (50.24)

86 (38.91)

192 (44.44)

 

Pfannenstiel

105 (49.76)

135 (61.09)

240 (55.56)

0.018

Anaesthesia given

    

General

32 (15.17)

62 (28.05)

94 (21.76)

 

Spinal

179 (84.83)

159 (71.95)

338 (78.24)

0.001

Intraoperative complications

    

No

200 (94.79)

206 (93.21)

406 (93.98)

 

Yes

11 (5.21)

15 (6.79)

26 (6.02)

0.492

  1. N, number; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.