Characteristic

Total patient population

N = 374

Chlorhexidine-alcohol group N = 188

Povidone iodine group N = 186

P value

Mean age (years)

32.01 ± 6.13

32.13 ± 6.03

31.89 ± 6.25

1.00

Parity

1.61 ± 0.42

1.60 ± 0.59

1.70 ± 0.64

0.84

Social class

I

II

III

IV

V

156 (41.7%)

133 (35.6%)

69 (18.4%)

15 (4.0%)

1 (0.3%)

75 (39.9%)

66 (35.1%)

41 (21.8%)

5 (2.7%)

1 (0.5%)

81(43.5%)

67 (36.0%)

28 (15.1%)

10 (5.4%)

0

0.25

Tribe

Yoruba

Ibo

Hausa

Others

277 (74.1%)

59 (15.8%)

20 (5.3%)

18 (4.8%)

139 (73.9%)

30 (16.0%)

10 (5.3%)

9 (4.8%)

138 (74.2%)

29 (15.6%)

10 (5.4%)

9 (4.8%)

1.00

Occupation

Professional

Artisan

Housewife

Student

140 (37.4%)

60 (16.0%)

96 (25.7%)

78 (20.9%)

70 (37.2%)

28 (14.9%)

50 (26.6%)

40 (21.3%)

70 (37.6%)

32 (17.3%)

46 (24.7%)

38 (20.4%)

0.93

Educational status

Tertiary

Secondary

Primary

No formal education

204 (54.5%)

112 (29.9%)

35 (9.4%)

23 (6.1%)

104 (55.3%)

55 (29.3%)

18 (9.6%)

11 (5.8%)

100 (53.8%)

57 (30.6%)

17 (9.1%)

12 (6.5%)

0.98

Body mass index

Normal

Over weight

Obese

23.75 ± 3.33

280 (74.9%)

61 (16.3%)

33 (8.8%)

23.70 ± 3.26

141 (75.0%)

31 (16.5%)

16 (8.5%)

23.81 ± 3.43

139 (74.7%)

30 (16.1%)

17 (9.2%)

0.98

Indications for surgery

1 caesarean section +

another complication

Major placenta praevia

2 previous C/S or more

Abnormal lie at term

Previous uterine surgery

Breech presentation

Others

115 (30.7%)

54 (14.4%)

53 (14.3%)

43 (11.5%)

24 (6.4%)

45 (12.0%)

40 (10.7%)

61 (32.4%)

32 (17.0%)

27 (14.4%)

24 (12.8%)

12 (6.4%)

20 (10.6%)

12 (6.4%)

54 (29.0%)

22 (11.8%)

26 (14.0%)

19 (10.2%)

12 (6.5%)

25 (13.4%)

28 (15.1%)

0.13

Duration of surgery

Less than 1 hour

More than 1 hour

371 (99.2%)

3 (0.8%)

187 (99.5%)

1 (0.5%)

184 (98.9%)

2 (1.1%)

0.56

Anaesthesia used

Spinal

General

371 (99.2%)

3 (0.8%)

186 (98.9%)

2 (1.1%)

185 (99.5%)

1 (0.5%)

0.57