International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Bwindi community Hospital, Uganda

Publications

• Research Article   
  POST CESEREAN WOUND SEPSIS: Recognizable Risks and Causes at a Rural Ugandan Hospital
  Author(s): Gideon K. Kurigamba*, Dianah Namara, Irene Nanyanga, Haven Nahabwe and Birungi R. Mutahunga
  
  Post cesarean wound sepsis refers to a superficial surgical site infection that occurs within 30 days of the operative procedure and involves only the skin or subcutaneous tissue of the incision, and at least a purulent drainage from the incision or isolation of Organisms on culture or one of the cardinal signs of inflammation. Wound sepsis increases morbidity, mortality and length of hospital stay (Oliver, et al). In Uganda, rates of severe wound infection are as high as 25% [1]. Caesarean section rates at the Bwindi community Hospital are 30% of the total deliveries. Purpose: To determine the factors associated with post cesarean wound sepsis among mothers at Bwindi Community Hospital. Methods: This was a retrospective cross sectional study. Consecutive sampling was used to obtain 50 files of mothers who got post cesare.. Read More»
  

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