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Table 1 Overall and per-groups analysis of surgical procedure and CS-SSI Characteristics

From: Implementing a combined infection prevention and control with antimicrobial stewardship joint program to prevent caesarean section surgical site infections and antimicrobial resistance: a Tanzanian tertiary hospital experience

 

Overall (n = 1040)

n (col%)

PRE-Int (n = 467)

n (col%)

POST-Int (n = 573)

n (col%)

p-value

adj-p-value*

CS type

   

0.059

0.170β

 Elective

76 (7.3)

42 (9.0)

34 (5.9)

  

 Emergency

964 (92.7)

425 (91.0)

539 (94.1)

  

Reason for CS

   

0.043

0.155γ

 CS indication

431 (41.4)

209 (44.8)

222 (38.7)

  

 No CS indication

606 (58.3)

255 (54.6)

351 (61.3)

  

 Not known

3 (0.3)

3 (0.6)

0

  

Operator grade

   

0.001

0.052 γ

 Senior

345 (33.1)

127 (27.2)

218 (38.1)

  

 Junior

685 (65.9)

337 (72.2)

348 60.7)

  

 Not known

10 (1.0)

3 (0.6)

7 (1.2)

  

Skin disinfection

   

0.000

0.001 γ

 Dettol

2 (0.2)

0

2 (0.3)

  

 Ethanol

94 (9.0)

90 (19.3)

4 (0.7)

  

 Povidone/Iodine

923 (88.8)

366 (78.4)

557 (97.2)

  

 Not known

21 (2.0)

11 (2.4)

10 (1.7)

  

Tipe of CS incision

   

0.000

0.058 γ

Pfannenstiel

247 (23.8)

82 (17.6)

165 (28.8)

  

 Midline Vertical

737 (70.9)

341 (73.0)

396 (69.1)

  

 Not known

56 (5.4)

44 (9.4)

12 (2.1)

  

Material used for skin suture

   

0.000

0.044 γ

 Silk (non-absorbable)

693 (66.6)

339 (72.6)

354 (61.8)

  

 Vicryl (absorbable)

265 (25.5)

91 (19.5)

174 (30.4)

  

 Not known

82 (7.9)

37 (7.9)

45 (7.9)

  

Suture type

   

0.000

0.076 γ

 Interrupted

700 (67.3)

327 (70.0)

373 (65.1)

  

 Continuousintradermic and semisubcutaneous

260 (26.0)

96 (20.6)

174 (30.4)

  

 Not known

70 6.7

44 (9.4)

26 (4.5)

  

Pre-Incision Antibiotic Prophylaxis

   

0.000

0.000 γ

 No

457 (43.9)

451 (96.6)

6 (1.0)

  

 Yes

572 (55.0)

10 (2.1)

562 (98.1)

  

 Not Known

11 (1.1)

6 (1.3)

5 (0.9)

  

Timing of Pre-Incision Antibiotic Prophylaxis

   

0.017

0.011 γ

 Appropriate

162 (28.3)

5 (50)

157 (27.9)

  

 Not appropriate

372 (65)

2 (20)

370 (65.8)

  

 Not known

38 (6.7)

3 (30)

35 (6.3)

  

Post-Incysion Antibiotic administration

   

0.000

0.000 γ

 No

406 (39.0)

4 (0.9)

402 (70.2)

  

 Yes

627 (60.3)

459 (98.2)

168 (29.3)

  

Not Known

7 (0.7)

4 (0.9)

3 (0.5)

  

Day of first visit, mean, range (±SD)

8.5, 1–38 (3.4)

8.5, 2–37 (2.5)

8.4, 1–38 (4.0)

0.701

 

Wound infection

   

0.000

0.001 β

 Yes

320 (30.8)

225 (48.2)

95 (16.6)

  

 No

720 (69.2)

242 (51.8)

478 (83.4)

  

Wound infection at first visit

   

0.037

0.001 γ

 Yes

224 (21.5)

166 (73.8)

58 (61.1)

  

 No

742 (71.3)

57 (25.3)

37 (38.9)

  

 Not known

2 (0.2)

2 (0.9)

0

  

Type of wound infection

   

0.000

0.045 γ

 Superficial

218 (21.0)

138 (61.3)

80 (84.2)

  

 Deep/involving organ and/or spaces

85 (8.2)

74 (32.9)

11 (11.6)

  

 Not known

17 (1.6)

13 (5.8)

4 (4.2)

  
  1. CS caesarean section, SSI Surgical Site Infections; *Bonferroni adjusted p-value; β α = 0.012; γα = 0.008