Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of migrant agricultural workers and seroprevalence of T. gondii infection
| Characteristic |
No. of subjects |
Prevalence of T. gondii infection |
P |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| testeda | No. | % | value | |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
95 |
29 |
30.5 |
0.6 |
| Female |
78 |
21 |
26.9 |
|
| Age groups (years) |
|
|
|
|
| 30 or less |
79 |
17 |
21.5 |
0.14 |
| 31-50 |
68 |
24 |
35.3 |
|
| >50 |
26 |
9 |
34.6 |
|
| Birth place |
|
|
|
|
| Durango State |
160 |
47 |
29.4 |
0.75 |
| Other Mexican State |
13 |
3 |
23.1 |
|
| Residence place |
|
|
|
|
| Durango State |
169 |
50 |
29.6 |
0.32 |
| Other Mexican State |
4 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
| Residence area |
|
|
|
|
| Urban or suburban |
25 |
3 |
12.0 |
0.04 |
| Rural |
147 |
47 |
32.0 |
|
| Educational level |
|
|
|
|
| No education |
35 |
7 |
20.0 |
0.53 |
| 1-6 years |
81 |
25 |
30.9 |
|
| 7-12 years |
56 |
18 |
32.1 |
|
| 13 or more years | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
aSums may not add up to 173 because of a missing value.