| Variables | Postop wound infection (n = 50) | No infection (n = 50) | *P value | |||
| Age | No | % | No | % | P = 0.225 | |
| <19 | 8 | 16.0 | 4 | 8.0 | ||
| 20 - 24 | 7 | 14.0 | 11 | 22.0 | ||
| 25 - 29 | 20 | 40.0 | 15 | 30.0 | ||
| 30 - 34 | 8 | 16.0 | 12 | 24.0 | ||
| >35 | 7 | 14.0 | 8 | 16.0 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 26.5 ± 6.9 |
| 25.15 ± 3.69 |
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| No formal education | 15 | 30.0 | 9 | 18.0 |
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| Primary | 28 | 56.0 | 25 | 50.0 |
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| Secondary | 7 | 14.0 | 16 | 32.0 |
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| Socioeconomic status |
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| Lower class | 41 | 82 | 37 | 74 |
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| Lower middle class | 9 | 18 | 13 | 16 |
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