Table 3 Policy interventions
From: Effect of interventions on surgical site infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
S no | Authors, country, year | Study type | Type of surgery | Study populations | Hospital setting | Study group size | Intervention | Outcome (SSI)% | Source of SSI definition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control /pre-intervention | Treatment/ post-intervention | Comparator | Type/ treatment /study group/ | Follow-up duration | Control group /before Interventions | Treatment group/ After interventions | |||||||
1 | Aiken et al., Kenya, 2013 [27] | Before and After Intervention | Elective & Emergency | Surgical patients | Level 5 hospital | 1206 | 2137 | No comparator but compares post-incision antibiotic administration | Antibiotic prophylaxis policy (strict to pre-incision antibiotic prophylaxis) | 30 day | 8.3 | 5.6 | CDC |
2 | Brisibe et al., Nigeria, 2015 [28] | Pre-post intervention | Elective & Emergency | Pregnant women underwent CS | Teaching hospital | 410 | 416 | Pre-SSI policy and other comparable hospital | Applying hospital infection control policy | Admission period | 13.17 | 10.34 | Not indicated |