Surgical site infection and its associated factors following cesarean section in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

This study revealed that the prevalence of surgical site infection following cesarean section was 7.8% with the [95% CI 5.2-10.5%]. Rupture of membrane before cesarean section (AOR = 13.9, 95% CI 2.99-64.8), vertical skin incision/longitudinal abdominal incision (AOR = 4.77, 95% CI 1.74-13.06), duration of operation lasting longer than 30 min (AOR = 4.9, 95% CI 1.8-13.1), interrupted skin closure technique (AOR = 6.29, 95% CI 2.07-19.11) were statistically associated with surgical site infection following cesarean section.