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Table 5 Multivariate logistic model on predictors of SSI at surgical ward of HURH from March 2 to May 2, 2015 (N=105)

From: Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection in Ethiopia: prospective cohort

Variables

Surgical site infection

 

Yes N (%)

20(19.1%)

No N (%)

85(89.9%)

Crude

OR(95% CI)

Adjusted

OR(95% CI)

P

Residence

Rural

15(25%)

45(75%)

2.67(0.889–7.996)

0.83(0.144–4.840)

0.839

Urban

5(11.1%)

40(88.9)

 

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Age in year

1–18

2(7.1%)

26(92.9%)

0.59(0.105–3.245)

0.91(0.106–7.823)

0.933

19–40

5(11.6%)

38(88.4%)

 

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>40

13(38.2%)

21(61.8%)

4.71(1.47–15.022)

7.72(1.46–40.810)

0.016

Cigarette smoking

Yes

9(32.1%)

19(67.9%)

2.84(1.027–7.866)

3.70(0.797–17.16)

0.095

No

11(14.3)

66(85.7%)

 

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ASA Score

>1

18(23.7%)

58(76.3%)

4.19(0.907–19.36)

3.27(0.42–25.551)

0.258

<=1

2(6.9%)

27(93.1%)

 

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Preoperative hospital stay

>7 days

14(51.9%)

13(48.1%)

12.92(4.20–39.77)

22.4(4.54–110.78)

0.001

<=7 days

6(7.7%)

72(92.3%)

 

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Co-morbidity

Present

4(33.3%)

8(66.7%)

2.41(0.646–896)

1.49(0.174–12.81)

0.715

Absent

16(17.2%)

77(82.8%)

 

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Previous surgery

Yes

6(42.9%)

8(57.1%)

4.13(1.240–13.72)

3.64(0.539–24.54)

0.185

No

14(15.2%)

78(84.8)

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Wound class

Clean-contaminated

9(14.8%)

52(82.2%)

0.52(0.194–1.388)

0.54(0.10–2.798)

0.460

Clean

11(25.0%)

33(75.0%)

 

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Duration of surgery

>1 hour

15(31.9%)

32(68.1%)

4.97(1.649–14.97)

8.01(1.56–41.099)

0.013

<=1 hours

5(8.6%)

53(91.4%)

 

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Time of fist dose AMP administered before skin incision

>1 hour

16(25%)

48(75%)

2.78(0.853–9.030)

11.10(1.63–75.64)

0.014

<=1 hour

4(10.5%)

34(89.5%)

 

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