Preventing surgical site infections in east and sub-saharan Africa

This research project provides evidence-based scientific methods for preventing Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) following operative obstetric and gynecologic procedures in East and sub-Saharan Africa. Some examples of these gynecological and obstetric-related procedures are caesarian section, hysterectomies, myomectomies, oophorectomies, and tubal ligations. An initial meta-analysis of 120 articles (n1=120) was used for providing the best infection control protocols that have proven successful in some of the developing and developed countries. 15 best articles were selected for the final analysis. The authors provided proven evidence-based novel infection control essential steps for surgical patients that will be undergoing either obstetric and or gynecology surgical procedures in East Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.