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Table 3 Indication for cesarean section 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

Indication

Frequency

Percent (%)

Non reassuring fetal heart rate pattern

103

30.8

Non reassuring biophysical profile

32

9.6

Cephalo-pelvic disproportion

46

13.8

Previous scar

34

10.2

Breech

23

6.9

Failed induction

17

5.1

Cervical arrest

15

4.5

Failed instrumental delivery

14

4.2

Placenta Previa

13

3.9

Twin

12

3.6

Transverse lie

7

2.1

Cord prolapse

5

1.5

Othersa

13

3.9

Total

334

100

  1. aOthers: Macrosomia, Cord presentation, Triplet