Magnitude Of Surgical Site Infection And Its Associated Factors Among Patients Who Undergone The Surgical Procedure At Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Magnitude Of Surgical Site Infection And Its Associated Factors Among Patients Who Undergone The Surgical Procedure At Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Mequanint Bezie Walelign, Tadesse Wuletaw Demissie , Abaynew Honelgn Dessalegn
Debre Tabor Health Science College, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

Abstract
Back Ground: Surgical site infections are the most common nosocomial infections and are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality as well as increased hospitalizations and treatment costs related to surgical operations.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the magnitude and factors associated with surgical site infections at the surgical ward of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

Method: Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on patients who underwent a surgical procedure at Debre Tabor General Hospital in 2020. The sample size was determined using a single population proportion formula. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed. The odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval were taken to test the association between the dependent and independent variables. The P-value of less than 0.05 will be considered as statistically significant.

Result: In this study, a total of 191 patients have participated in the study yielding a response rate of 100%. The mean age of the respondents was 2.5 (SD ±0.68) years. The most age group 115(60.2%) resides at the age group greater than 40 years. More than one-half (62.3) of the surgical clients were females. Most of the clients were farmers(32.5%) and unable to read and write(41.9) based on their occupation. The magnitude of surgical site infection in this study was found to be 11.5% (95% CI: 7.8%, 15.9%). The factors existence of comorbidity and antibiotic prophylaxis given were found to be significantly associated with the magnitude of surgical site infection.

Conclusion: The magnitude of surgical site infection in this study was high. Proper management of patients with co-morbidity especially those with diabetes mellitus, proper administration of anesthesia, and delivering intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis before surgery as ordered would significantly reduce the incidence of surgical site infection.

Keywords: Surgical, Infection, Debre Tabor.

Keywords: Surgical, Infection, Debre Tabor.