Prevalence of surgical site infection and its associated factors after cesarean section in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Descriptive summary of eleven studies included in the meta-analysis of SSI after cesarean section and associated factors in Ethiopia 2009–2018

Author	Region	study year	Sample size	Prevalence (%)	Factors listed	NOSS score
Mamo et al. [20]	Oromo	2015	384	9.4	PROM, prolonged labor, chorioamnionitis and vertical skin incision	7
Gelaw et al. [19]	AA	2017	474	8.4	PROM, anemia, chorioamnionitis and vertical skin incision	7
Aklilu et al. [15]	SNNPR	2017	325	12.9	Anemia	6
Amenu et al. [16]	Oromo	2009	770	11.4		9
Wedajo et al. [23]	SNNPR	2012	592	11		8
Azeze et al. [14]	Amhara	2018	383	7.8	Vertical skin incision	7
Gelaw et al. [18]	SNNPR	2016	384	6.8	Prolonged labor, anemia, and vertical skin incision	8
Mulu et al. [22]	Amhara	2011	131	13.7		6
Gedefaw et al. [17]	Amhara	2018	447	9.4	PROM, prolonged labor, chorioamnionitis and vertical skin incision	7
Rose et al. [21]	Amhara	2016	247	8.6	PROM	6
Wondemagegn et al. [24]	Tigray	2016	206	11.7	PROM, prolonged labor, chorioamnionitis and anemia	6

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