Surgical Site Infection Rate and Risk Factors among Obstetric Cases of Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia | Zendy

Demisew Amenu | Zendy; Tefera Belachew | Zendy; Fitsum Araya | Zendy

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Surgical Site Infection Rate and Risk Factors among Obstetric Cases of Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Demisew Amenu,

Tefera Belachew,

Fitsum Araya

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

ethiopian journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2413-7170

pISSN - 1029-1857

DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v21i2.69049

Subject(s) - medicine , logbook , surgical site infection , statistical significance , infection rate , obstetrics , surgery , oceanography , geology

Surgical Site infections are the second most frequently reported infections of all nosocomial infections among hospital patients. Among surgical patients in obstetrics, Surgical Site Infections were the most common nosocomial infections and the rate is higher in sub-Saharan Africa. There has not been a study which documented the extent of the problem in the study area; hence the objective of this study was to determine the surgical site infection rate among women having surgery for delivery in obstetrics of Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH) from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.

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