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Table 3 Indication of caesarean section of patients undergoing caesarean section in Debre Markos Referral Hospital between March 28, 2019 and August 31, 2019

From: Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection following cesarean section in North-west Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Indication for CSa

Frequency

Percent (%)

Fetal distress

183

35.20

Previous CSa

100

19.23

Mal presentation

93

17.88

Poor progress

13

2.500

Placenta Previa Type 3

5

1.00

Severe macrosomia

10

1.9

Multiple birth

15

2.94

Severe pre-eclampsia

9

1.73

CPDb

63

12.11

Uterine rupture

7

1.35

Failed induction

19

3.65

Otherc

3

0.51

  1. a Caesarean section
  2. b Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion
  3. c Includes cervical arrest, and ante-partum hemorrhage
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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