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Table 1 Socio demographic and medical characteristics of study participants of SSI and associated factors among CDs at DGH, 2017. (n = 334)

From: Surgical site infection and associated factors among women underwent cesarean delivery in Debretabor General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: hospital based cross sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percent (%)

Age

  < 20

47

14.1

 20–34

232

74.4

 35–49

35

10.5

Residence

 Urban

232

69.5

 Rural

102

30.5

Educational status

 Unable to read and write

56

16.8

 Primary education

79

23.6

 Secondary and above

199

59.6

Religion

 Orthodox

322

96.4

 Muslim

12

3.6

Health status

 ASA class I

238

71.2

 ASA class II

48

14.4

 ASA class III

48

14.4

Chronic hypertension

 Yes

28

8.4

 No

306

91.6

Diabetes mellitus

 Yes

5

1.5

 No

329

98.5

Heart disease

 Yes

9

2.7

 No

325

97.3

Pre-existing anemia

 Yes

15

4.5

 No

319

95.5

Obesity

 Yes

14

4.2

 No

320

95.8

  1. ASA American society of Anesthesiologists