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. 2005 Jun 15;5:66. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-66

Table 1.

Toxoplasmosis and sociodemographic/obstetric factors in the study population

Risk factors Toxoplasma IgG

Negative Positive

n % n % p
Sociodemographic factors
Age (n = 356)
15–29 223 72.2 86 27.8 0.001
30–40 23 48.9 24 51.1
Education (n = 357)
Less than primary school 171 69.0 77 31.0 0.978
Secondary school and more 75 68.8 34 31.2
Occupation (n = 358)
Housewife 230 68.9 104 31.1 0.840
Other 17 70.8 7 29.2
Residence (n = 389)
Urban 218 68.6 100 31.4 0.213
Rural 54 76.1 17 23.9
Environmental factors
Drinking water (n = 358)
General network 136 67.0 67 33.0 0.042
Bottled 43 84.3 8 15.7
Other 69 66.3 110 30.7
Obstetric history
Abortion history (n = 357)
None 189 70.8 78 29.2 0.186
One or more 57 63.3 33 36.7