ArticlePatient safety in surgery2019
Prevalence and root causes of surgical site infection among women undergoing caesarean section in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Risk factors for surgical site infections following cesarean section in Ethiopia: umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- The incidence of surgical site infection and its predictors among women delivered via cesarean sections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Magnitude and Associated Factors of Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Section: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Ethiopia.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Predictors of surgical site infections following cesarean delivery in public hospitals of West Ethiopia: A cohort study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Surgical site infections post cesarean section and associated risk factors: a retrospective case-control study at a tertiary hospital in Kenya.Infection prevention in practice · 2024Article
- Meta-analysis of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infections (SSI) in caesarean section surgery.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Medical-Grade Honey Enhances the Healing of Caesarean Section Wounds and Is Similarly Effective to Antibiotics Combined with Povidone-Iodine in the Prevention of Infections-A Prospective Cohort Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The Preferences of Modes of Child Delivery and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Southern Ethiopia.Pragmatic and observational research · 2022Article
- Discharge instructions given to women following delivery by cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Incidence, risk factors and management of post cesarean section surgical site infection (SSI) in a tertiary hospital in Egypt: a five year retrospective study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Observational
- The risk factors and care measures of surgical site infection after cesarean section in China: a retrospective analysis.BMC surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical site infection is a common complication in women undergoing Caesarean section and the second most common cause of maternal mortality in obstetrics. In Ethiopia, prevalence and root causes of surgical site infection post-Caesarean section are highly variable. This systematic review and meta-analysis estimate the overall prevalence of surgical site infection and its root causes among women undergoing Caesarean section in Ethiopia.
methodSystematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the prevalence and root causes of surgical site infection in Ethiopia. The articles were searched from the databases such as Medline, Google Scholar and Science Direct. A total of 13 studies from different regions of Ethiopia reporting the prevalence and root causes of surgical site infection among women undergoing Caesarean section were included. A random effect meta-analysis model was computed to estimate the overall prevalence. In addition, the association between risk factor variables and surgical site infection related to Caesarean section were examined.
resultsThirteen studies in Ethiopia showed that the overall prevalence of surgical site infection among women undergoing Caesarean section was 8.81% (95% CI: 6.34-11.28). Prolonged labor, prolonged rupture of membrane, presence of anemia, presence of chorioamnionitis, presence of meconium, vertical skin incision, greater than 2 cm thickness of subcutaneous tissue, and general anesthesia were significantly associated with surgical site infection post-Caesarean section.
conclusionPrevalence of surgical site infection among women undergoing Caesarean section was relatively higher in Ethiopians compared with the report of center of disease control guideline. Prolonged labor, prolonged rupture of membrane, presence of anemia, chorioamnionitis, presence of meconium, vertical skin incision, greater than 2 cm thickness of subcutaneous tissue and/or general anesthesia were significantly associated with surgical site infection post-Caesarean section.
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