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Table 2 Indications for cesarean section in Assilla Teaching Hospital; April, 23, 2015 to September 5, 2015

From: Risk factors for surgical site infections in obstetrics: a retrospective study in an Ethiopian referral hospital

Indication

Frequency

Percent

NRFHBP

121

31.5

CPD

42

10.9

Protracted /arrest of cervical dilatation

31

8.1

Previous two cesarean section scar

21

5.5

Failed vacuum/forceps

20

5.2

Macrosomia

20

5.2

Failed induction/augmentation

18

4.7

Other a

111

28.9

Total

384

100

  1. a-placenta previa, twin A breech, declined VBACS, severe pre-eclamsia, poor BPP