Skip to main content
. 2023 Oct 13;15:1547–1560. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S425632

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic and Medical Characteristics of Women SSI After CS at Public and Private Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from July to September 2022 (N= 741)

Variable Category Total
Frequency Percent (%)
Age in year 18–24 165 22.3
25–34 487 65.7
35–49 89 12.0
Marital Status Married 715 96.5
Separated 18 2.4
Single/cohabiting 7 0.9
Educational Status Unable to write and read 35 4.7
Primary education 199 26.9
Secondary and Above 505 68.2
Body Mass Index Normal weight 377 50.9
Underweight 7 0.9
Overweight 357 48.2
Mid–upper arm circumference current Malnutrition 226 30.5
Normal 515 69.5
Health status ASA I 401 54.1
ASA II 328 44.3
ASA III 11 1.5
HIV Status Non-reactive 720 97.2
Reactive 21 2.8
Gestational hypertension Yes 157 21.2
No 583 78.7
Gestational diabetes Mellitus No 697 94.1
Yes 43 5.8