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Table 2 Analysis of risk factors for SSI in patients undergoing CS in the PRE-Int and POST-Int groups and Overall

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)

PRE-Int (n = 467)

POST-Int (n = 573)

SSI (n = 320)

No SSI (n = 720)

p-value

SSI (n = 225)

No SSI (n = 242)

p-value

SSI (n = 95)

No SSI (n = 478)

p-value

Age, years

  

0.403

  

0.561

  

0.009

  < 20

58 (35.2)

107 (64.8)

 

33 (43.4)

43 (56.6)

 

25 (28.1)

64 (71.9)

 

 21–34

220 (29.9)

516 (70.1)

 

164 (48.4)

175 (51.6)

 

56 (14.1)

341 (85.9)

 

  > 34

39 (29.8)

92 (70.2)

 

27 (52.9)

24 (47.1)

 

12 (15.0)

68 (85.0)

 

 Not known

   

1 (100)

0

 

2 (28.6)

5 (71.4)

 

BMI, median (range)

27.8 (14–46)

26.9 (16–66)

0.031

27.7 (19–46)

26.7 (18–45)

0.060

27.8 (14–41)

27 (16–66)

0.224

Education

  

0.327

  

0.518

  

0.621

 No

46 (35.1)

85 (64.9)

 

34 (51.5)

32 (48.5)

 

12 (18.5)

53 (81.5)

 

 Standard 7a

165 (31.2)

364 (68.8)

 

112 (46.5)

129 (53.5)

 

53 (18.4)

235 (81.6)

 

 Form I-VIb

88 (30.4)

201 (69.6)

 

68 (51.5)

64 (48.5)

 

20 (12.7)

137 (87.3)

 

 College/University

16 (21.1)

60 (78.9)

 

7 (33.3)

14 (66.7)

 

9 (16.4)

46 (83.6)

 

 Not known

5 (33.3)

10 (66.7)

 

4 (57.1)

3 (42.9)

 

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

 

HIV+

  

0.097

  

0.462

  

0.104

 Yes

16 (44.4)

20 (55.6)

 

10 (58.8)

7 (41.2)

 

6 (31.6)

13 (68.4)

 

 No

295 (30.4)

676 (69.6)

 

211 (48.2)

227 (51.8)

 

84 (15.8)

449 (84.2)

 

 Not known

9 (27.3)

24 (72.7)

 

4 (33.3)

8 (66.7)

 

5 (23.8)

16 (76.2)

 

CS type

  

0.607

  

0.469

  

0.338

 Elective

21 (27.6)

55 (72.4)

 

18 (42.9)

24 (57.1)

 

3 (8.8)

31 (91.2)

 

 Emergency

299 (21.0)

665 (69.0)

 

207 (48.7)

218 (51.3)

 

92 (17.1)

447 (82.9)

 

Indication for CS

  

0.801

  

0.558

  

0.084

 Previously knownc

133 (30.8)

299 (69.2)

 

104 (49.5)

106 (50.5)

 

29 (13.1)

193 (86.9)

 

 Not previously known

187 (30.8)

420 (69.2)

 

121 (47.3)

135 (52.7)

 

66 (18.8)

285 (81.2)

 

Operator grade

  

0.006

  

0.038

  

1.000

 Junior

229 (33.4)

456 (66.6)

 

172 (51.0)

165 (49.0)

 

57 (16.4)

291 (83.6)

 

 Senior

87 (25.2)

258 (74.8)

 

51 (40.2)

76 (59.8)

 

36 (16.5)

182 (83.5)

 

Skin disinfection

  

< 0.001

  

0.410

  

1.000

 Dettol/Ethanol

48 (50.0)

48 (50.0)

 

47 (52.2)

43 (47.8)

 

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

 

 Povidone-Iodine

265 (28.7)

658 (71.3)

 

172 (47.0)

194 (53.0)

 

93 (16.7)

464 (83.3)

 

Type of incision

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Midline Vertical

280 (38.0)

457 (62.0)

 

198 (58.1)

143 (41.9)

 

82 (20.7)

152 (92.1)

 

Pfannenstiel

37 (15.0)

210 (85.0)

 

24 (29.3)

58 (70.7)

 

13 (7.9)

314 (79.3)

 

Skin suture

  

< 0.001

  

0.370

  

0.006

 Silk

237 (34.2)

456 (65.8)

 

167 (49.3)

172 (50.7)

 

70 (19.8)

284 (80.2)

 

 Vicryl (absorbable)

58 (21.9)

207 (78.1)

 

40 (44.0)

51 (56.0)

 

18 (10.3)

156 (89.7)

 

Suture type

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Interrupted

268 (38.3)

432 (61.7)

 

190 (58.1)

137 (41.9)

 

78 (20.9)

295 (79.1)

 

 Continuous intradermic and semisubcutaneous

45 (16.7)

225 (83.3)

 

31 (32.3)

65 (67.7)

 

14 (8.0)

160 (92.0)

 

Pre-Incision Prophylaxis

  

< 0.001

  

1.000

  

1.000

 No

216 (47.3)

241 (52.7)

 

215 (47.7)

236 (52.3)

 

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

 

 Yes

97 (17.0)

475 (83.0)

 

5 (50.0)

5 (50.0)

 

92 (16.4)

470 (83.6)

 

Timing of pre-Incision Prophylaxis

  

0.548

  

0.428

  

0.307

 Adequate

25 (27.2)

137 (31)

 

3 (100)

2 (50)

 

22 (24.7)

135 (30.8)

 

 Not adequate

67 (72.8)

305 (69)

 

0

2 (50)

 

67 (75.3)

303 (69.2)

 

Post-CS ATB administration

  

< 0.001

  

1.000

  

0.220

 No

64 (15.8)

342 (84.2)

 

2 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

 

62 (15.4)

340 (84.6)

 

 Yes

253 (40.4)

374 (59.6)

 

220 (47.9)

239 (52.1)

 

33 (19.6)

135 (80.4)

 
  1. aPrimary education; bSecondary education; ccephalopelvic disproportion, bad obstetric history, previous CS