Table 2.
Comparison of characteristics in women with versus those without surgical-site infection
| No surgical-site infection | Surgical-site infection | P † | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 490 (89·1) | 60 (10·9) | – |
| Age (years) | 0·590 | ||
| 18–21 | 88 (86·3) | 14 (13·7) | |
| 22–30 | 283 (89·6) | 33 (10·4) | |
| ≥ 31 | 119 (90·2) | 13 (9·8) | |
| Marital status | 0·177 | ||
| Single | 178 (91·3) | 17 (8·7) | |
| Married | 213 (89·9) | 24 (10·1) | |
| Living with a partner | 93 (83·8) | 18 (16·2) | |
| Separated (divorced or widowed) | 6 (86) | 1 (14) | |
| Education level | 0·973 | ||
| No education | 37 (90) | 4 (10) | |
| Primary education | 339 (88·7) | 43 (11·3) | |
| Secondary education or higher | 114 (89·8) | 13 (10·2) | |
| Occupation | 0·127 | ||
| Farmer | 429 (89·7) | 49 (10·3) | |
| Employed, trader | 36 (90) | 4 (10) | |
| Housewife | 25 (78) | 7 (22) | |
| Type of insurance | 0·533 | ||
| No insurance | 5 (83) | 1 (17) | |
| Community-based health insurance | 465 (88·9) | 58 (11·1) | |
| Private insurance | 20 (95) | 1 (5) | |
| Monthly household income (€) | 0·184 | ||
| < 33·8 | 450 (88·6) | 58 (11·4) | |
| ≥ 33·8 | 40 (95) | 2 (5) | |
| Weight (kg) | 0·011 | ||
| < 50 | 17 (94) | 1 (6) | |
| 50–75 | 326 (90·8) | 33 (9·2) | |
| > 75 kg | 8 (62) | 5 (38) | |
| Travel time (min) (n = 517)* | n = 460 | n = 57 | |
| Home to health centre | 30 (20–50) | 30 (25–60) | 0·156‡ |
| Health centre to hospital | 45 (20–97) | 50 (30–60) | 0·646‡ |
| Total time from home to hospital (h) (n = 355)* | 6·8 (2·5–18·1) (n = 325) | 5·1 (1·7–37·6) (n = 30) | 0·233‡ |
| Cost of transport (€) (n = 517)* | n = 460 | n = 57 | |
| Home to health centre | 1·1 (0·6–2·2) | 1·7 (0·8–2·3) | 0·039‡ |
| Health centre to hospital | 1·9 (0·8–2·7) | 2·1 (0·3–2·6) | 0·708‡ |
| Total from home to hospital | 3·4 (1·8–4·5) | 3·6 (2·0–5·0) | 0·310‡ |
| Preoperative antibiotic | 326 (88·8) | 41 (11·2) | 0·780 |
| Duration of postoperative antibiotic therapy (days) | 0·489 | ||
| No antibiotic | 17 (94) | 1 (6) | |
| 1–3 | 370 (88·1) | 50 (11·9) | |
| > 3 | 103 (92·0) | 9 (8·0) | |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) | 0·583 | ||
| ≤ 3 | 279 (89·7) | 32 (10·3) | |
| > 3 | 209 (88·2) | 28 (11·8) |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise;
*
values are median (i.q.r.).
†
Fisher's exact test except
‡
Wilcoxon rank sum test.