Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 413).
| Variable description | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 231 | (55.9) |
| Female | 182 | (44.1) |
| Age in years | ||
| <20 | 13 | (3.1) |
| 20-39 | 241 | (58.4) |
| 40-59 | 106 | (25.7) |
| ⩾60 | 53 | (12.8) |
| Presence of comorbid illness | ||
| Yes | 110 | (26.6) |
| No | 303 | (73.4) |
| Types of surgery | ||
| Elective | 281 | (68) |
| Emergency | 132 | (32) |
| Types of surgical procedures conducted | ||
| General surgery | 152 | (36.8) |
| Urological surgery | 76 | (18.4) |
| Gynecology and obstetrics surgery | 64 | (15.5) |
| Orthopedics surgery | 92 | (22.3) |
| Neurosurgery | 29 | (7) |
| Wound class | ||
| Clean | 95 | (23) |
| Clean-contaminated | 172 | (41.6) |
| Contaminated | 63 | (15.3) |
| Dirty | 83 | (20.1) |
| Patient’s antibiotic status | ||
| Yes | 341 | (82.6) |
| No | 72 | (17.4) |
| SSI development | ||
| Yes | 46 | (11.1) |
| No | 367 | (88.9) |
| Duration of surgery (in hours) | ||
| <1 | 175 | (42.4) |
| 1-2 | 154 | (37.3) |
| >2-3 | 52 | (12.6) |
| >3-4 | 25 | (6.0) |
| >4 | 7 | (1.7) |
Abbreviations: SSI, surgical site infection.