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Table 1 Socio-demographic and Clinical characteristics.

From: Antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic aerobic bacteria causing surgical site infections in Mbarara regional referral hospital, Southwestern Uganda

Variable		Ward/Department				Total
Variable		Gynecology	Obstetrics	Surgical	Orthopedics	No.	%
1. Age (years)	1–10	—	—	5	—	5	6.02
	11–20	4	9	9	7	29	34.94
	21–30	9	16	2	5	32	38.55
	31–40	—	2	4	3	9	10.84
	41–50	—	—	—	2	2	2.41
	51–60	—	—	—	2	2	2.41
	61–70	—	—	—	2	2	2.41
	71–80	—	—	—	2	2	2.41
	Total					83	100
2. Sex	Female	13	27	11	3	54	65.06
	Male	—	—	9	20	29	34.94
	Total					83	100
3. Nature of surgery	Elective	2	—	18	14	34	40.96
	Emergency	11	27	2	9	49	59.04
	Total					83	100
4. Class of surgical wound	Clean	7	11	7	13	38	45.78
	Clean-cont.¹	4	10	8	5	27	32.53
	Contaminated	2	4	—	5	11	13.25
	Dirty/Infected	—	2	5	—	7	8.43
	Total					83	100
5. Type of SSIs	Superficial	4	16	5	9	34	40.96
	Deep	9	11	8	14	42	50.60
	Organ/Space	—	—	7	—	7	8.43
	Total					83	100
6. Surgical Procedure	C-section²	13	25	—	—	38	45.78
	SD³	—	—	11	14	25	30.12
	Laparatomy	—	2	9	—	11	13.25
	ORIF⁴	—	—	—	4	4	4.82
	Others	—	—	—	5	5	6.02
	Total					83	100

Key: 1-Clean-contaminated, 2- Caesarian section, 3-Surgical debridement, 4-Open reduction and internal fixation.

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