Variable

 Ward

  Total No (%)

Surgical      No (%)

Gyn and Obs. No (%)

Sex

Female

  30 (42.3) 41 (57.7) 71 (100.0)

Male

 40 (100.0)  -- 40 (100.0)

Age group

<10

 3 (100.0)  -- 3 (100.0)

11-20

 14 (35.0) 26 (65.0) 40 (100.0)

21-30

 19 (70.4) 8 (29.6) 27 (100.0)

31-40

 7 (53.8) 6 (46.2) 13 (100.0)

41-50

 6 (85.7) 1 (14.3) 7 (100.0)

>50

 21 (100.0)  -- 21 (100.0)

Case type

Emergency

 46 (55.4) 37 (44.6) 83 (100.0)

Elective

 24 (85.7) 4 (14.3) 28 (100.0)

Rank of physician did the surgery

Surgeon

17 (73.9) 6 (26.1) 23 (100.0)

Resident

 44 (100.0)  -- 44(100.0)

General practioner (GP)

 9 (20.5) 35 (79.5) 44(100.0)

Prophylaxis

Yes

 62 (61.4) 39 (38.6) 101 (100.0)

No

 8 (80.0) 2 (20.0) 10 (100.0)

Hospital stay (in days)

< 10

44 (61.1) 28 (38.9) 72 (100.0)

10 – 20

9 (47.4) 10 (52.6) 19 (100.0)

21 – 30

8 (72.7) 3 (27.3) 11 (100.0)

31 – 60

9 (100.0)  -- 9 (100.0)
Table 1: Bacterial distribution among patient characteristics from post operative surgical site infections at Gondar University Teaching Hospital, 2010.