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Caesarean section simply is an operative technique by which a fetus is delivered through an abdominaland uterine incisions after a minimum period of 28 weeks of amenorrhea, whilst a post caesareansection wound infection (PCWI) is an infection that occurs after a C- section, usually due to a bacterialinfection in the surgical incision site. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of postcaesarean wound infections among mothers who delivered from KIU-TH, and to identify common factorsassociated with post caesarean wound infections among these mothers. Descriptive statistics were usedto characterize and highlight the difference among the post-caesarean patients. Data was entered andanalyzed using SPSS version 16. The analyzed data was then presented using tables and charts. Theresults indicate that the prevalence of post-caesarean wound infection at Kampala InternationalUniversity-Teaching Hospital is still low (3.2%) but may increase if the steps are not taken to initiate itsprevention and eradication. The results indicate that post-caesarean wound infection is positively andsignificantly associated with age (X2 = 10.747, P<0.05), the cause/reason of caesarean section (X2 =62.000, P<0.05), color of liquor (X2 =45.983, P<0.05), duration of labor (X2 =10.067, P< 0.05) and amountof blood lost (X2 = 3.844, P<0.05). The prevalence of PCWIs at KIU-TH was 3.2% and the factorsassociated were the reason for caesarean section, color of liquor, duration of labor, amount of bloodlost. Based on the results and the findings, the study recommends that recognition of the consequencesand the building of the strategies to prevent and treat Post-caesarean wound infections at Kampalainternational university-teaching hospital is essential for reducing post- caesarean maternal morbidityand mortality. In addition, the study also recommends the recognition of the associated risk factorsparticularly the modifiable and their modification to reduce the occurrence of Post-caesarean woundinfection.