Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants admitted for surgery in Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Variables		Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Hospital department	General surgery	604	93.1
	Gynecology and Obstetrics	23	3.5
	ENT	22	3.4
Sex	Male	285	43.9
	Female	364	56.1
Procedure type	Elective	399	61.5
	Emergency	250	38.5
Clinically suspected SSI	Yes	71	10.9
	No	578	89.1
Culture confirmed SSI	Yes	66	10.2
	No	583	89.8