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. 2014 May 2;18:6. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.6.2304

Table 1.

Risk factors of wound infection

Variable Category No Analyzed No. Positive (%)
Age (years) 0-15 25 21 (84)
16-30 92 75 (81.5)
31-45 54 43 (79.6)
46-60 22 14 (63.6)
>60 19 16 (84.2)
Gender Female 89 73 (82)
Male 123 96 (78)
Co-existing Morbidity HIV 14 12 (85.7)
Diabetes 6 6 (100)
Wound Type Burns 3 3 (100)
Ulcers 15 13 (86.7)
Post-operative 29 23 (79.3)
Open Wounds 165 130 (78.8)