Surgical site infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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  Fig. 1. PIRSMA Flowchart diagram of the study selection

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  Fig. 2. Forest plot of the prevalence of surgical site infections in post-operative patients

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  Fig. 3. Funnel plot to test publication bias of the 24 studies

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  Fig. 4. Result of trim and filled analysis for adjusting publication bias of the 24 studies

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  Fig. 5. Result of sensitivity analysis of the 24 studies

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  Fig. 6. The pooled effect of duration of operation > 1 h on surgical site infection

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  Fig. 7. The pooled effect of preoperative blood transfusion on surgical site infection

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  Fig. 8. Forest plot showing the association of smoking and surgical site infection

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  Fig. 9. The pooled effect of diabetes mellitus on surgical site infection

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  Fig. 10. The pooled effect of ASA score on surgical site infection

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  Fig. 11. The pooled effect of previous surgery on surgical site infection

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  Fig. 12. Forest plot showing the effect of wound type on surgical site infection