Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infection among surgical patients and remains a major clinical issue. In Ethiopia, despite many studies, the magnitude and associated factors of SSIs are not well documented and differ among regions. The aim of this study was to identify the magnitude and associated factors of SSIs in Suhul Hospital, Northern Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The study was conducted on 313 model and 313 non model households to assess latrine utilization and factors affecting among model and non-model families.
Result: About 225 (71.9%) model and 144 (46%) non-model participants declared that they utilize their latrine which gave the overall utilization rate of 369 (58.