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 |