SynthesisFrontiers in global women's health2025
Surgical site infections after caesarean section across sub-Sahara Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and associated factors.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risk factors for surgical site infections following cesarean section in Ethiopia: umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Surgical site infections after caesarean section across sub-Sahara Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and associated factors.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Onset of first symptoms and timing of clinician notification of surgical site infections following cesarean section: evidence from six tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.Infection prevention in practice · 2026Article
- Surgical site infection prevention among surgical healthcare workers in Syria: a nationwide cross-sectional study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Surgical site infection and associated factors among women who underwent cesarean delivery at Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Surgical Site Infections in Mozambique: A Literature Review of Incidence, Antimicrobial Resistance, Risk Factors, and Surveillance Practices.Annals of global health · 2026Review
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Abstract
Surgical site infections are among the most common healthcare associated infections worldwide and pose a significant risk in cesarean section procedures, which are the most frequently performed surgical operations globally. Our scoping review aimed to synthesize available literature from studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa on the prevalence of post-caesarean surgical site infections, as well as on reported associated factors. In this scoping review we included studies retrieved in OVID from January 2014 to January 15, 2024 without restrictions on the language of publication or publication status focusing on studies from sub-Saharan African countries. The review was registered on the Open Science Framework platform. The reported rates of surgical site infection across the 73 included studies ranged from 2.0%-56.0%. A forest plot showed that the studies were highly heterogeneous, whereby only 11.0% showed a surgical site infection rate above 20.0%. Most surgical site infections surfaced within two-weeks after a caesarean section. The strongest and most frequently cited risk factors were: duration of labour ≥8 h, surgical duration, multiple vaginal examinations, stored water usage, and premature rupture of membrane. The following protective factors were also determined: Pfannenstiel/transversal incisions, caesarean section at term, having health insurance, normal body mass index, <1 h of surgical intervention, <24 h of premature rupture of membrane, low intraoperative blood loss and absorbable sutures. Staphylococcus Systematic Review Registration: https://osf.io/qe7bf/.
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