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Table 1 Characteristics of all enrolled patients (n 0 = 374) and patients with both telephone interview and clinician review within 48 h (n 1 = 202)

From: Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Characteristics

n 0 = 374

(%)

n 1 = 202

(%)

Age in years

 Mean age: 26.3 (STD ± 6.5)

 < 20

89

23.8

28

13.9

 20–34

227

60.7

141

69.8

 ≥ 35

51

13.6

29

14.3

 Unknown

7

1.9

4

2.0

Residence

 Dodoma Urban District

274

73.3

158

78.2

 Other districts

100

26.7

44

21.8

Education level

 No education

53

14.2

24

11.9

 Primary education

152

40.6

92

45.5

 Secondary education

102

27.3

50

24.7

 Higher education

18

4.8

10

5.0

 Unknown

49

13.1

26

12.9

Occupation

 Peasants

101

27.0

48

23.8

 Petty business

75

20.0

50

24.7

 Housewives

92

24.6

50

24.7

 Formal employment

43

11.5

21

10.4

 Others

34

9.1

17

8.4

 Unknown

29

7.8

16

8.0

BMI

 Underweight (<18.5)

3

0.8

0

0.0

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

137

36.7

61

30.2

 Overweight (25–29.9)

110

29.4

76

37.6

 Obesity (≥ 30)

60

16.0

40

19.8

 Unknown

64

17.1

25

12.4

Type of Caesarean Section

 Elective

15

4.0

10

5.0

 Emergency

359

96.0

192

95.0

Pre-incision antibiotics

 Yes

369

98.7

200

99.0

 No

4

1.0

2

1.0

 Not known

1

0.3

0

0.0