[Table/Fig-3]:

Risk factors for puerperal sepsis.

Risk Factors	Cases	p-value
Body mass index <18.9	28 (85%)	<0.001
Comorbidities • Anaemia • Diabetes Mellitus • Tuberculosis	14 (42%) 2 (6%) 2 (6%)	<0.001 0.4437 0.4437
Obesity	1 (3%)	0.1801
Smoking	0	-
Poor hygiene	7 (21%)	0.0352
Frequent vaginal examinations (>5)	10 (30%)	<0.001
Delivery/abortion by untrained persons	11 (33%)	<0.001
Prolonged labour	12 (36%)	<0.001
Prolonged rupture of membrane	14 (42%)	<0.001
Delivery / abortion place (n=11) • Home • Institutional	10 (30%) 1 (3%)	<0.001
Postpartum haemorrhage	10 (30%)	<0.001
Period of gestation of induced abortion (n=9) • First trimester • second trimester	3 (9%) 6 (18%)	0.009
Methods for induced abortion (n=9) • Curettage • Instillation of abortifacientalign="center"• Hysterotomy • Others/history not revealed by patient	5 (15%) 2 (6%) 0 2 (6%)	0.009