Table 3.
T. gondii seropositivity in relation to sociodemographic criteria among the studied blood donors.
| T. gondii seropositivity | Test | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seropositive N = 69 | Seronegative N = 351 | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 30.09 ± 9.64 | 32.84 ± 10.62 | 1.92 | 0.09 |
| Range | 17–52 | 17–66 | ||
| Age groups (years) | ||||
| < 20 | 9 (22.5%) | 31 (77.5%) | 2.12 | 0.55 |
| 21–40 | 47 (16.4%) | 239 (83.6%) | ||
| 41–60 | 13 (14.4%) | 77 (85.6%) | ||
| > 60 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (100%) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 63 (15.4%) | 345 (84.6%) | 10.14 | 0.001* |
| Female | 6 (50.0%) | 6 (50.0%) | ||
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 37 (15.5%) | 202 (84.5%) | 0.60 | 0.32 |
| Urban | 32 (17.7%) | 149 (82.3%) | ||
| Education | ||||
| Low level | 25 (17.6%) | 117 (82.4%) | 0.22 | 0.64 |
| High level | 44 (15.8%) | 234 (84.2%) | ||
| Risk factors | ||||
| Dealing with cat | ||||
| Positive | 22 (47.8%) | 24 (52.2%) | 37.09 | < 0.001* |
| Negative | 47 (12.6%) | 327 (87.4%) | ||
| Eating raw meat | ||||
| Positive | 47 (54.6%) | 39 (45.3%) | 115.08 | < 0.001* |
| Negative | 22 (6.6%) | 312 (93.4%) | ||
| Agriculture environment | ||||
| Positive | 26 (36.1%) | 46 (63.9%) | 24.52 | < 0.001* |
| Negative | 43 (12.4%) | 305 (87.6%) | ||
| Blood transfusion | ||||
| Positive | 6 (27.3%) | 16 (72.7%) | 1.99 | 0.16 |
| Negative | 63 (15.8%) | 335 (84.2%) | ||
| Awareness | ||||
| Good | 15 (35.7%) | 27 (64.3%) | 12.64 | < 0.001* |
| Poor | 54 (14.3%) | 324 (85.7%) | ||