Table 1.
Distribution of T. gondii sero-prevalence along with demographic characteristics among pregnant women, Mwanza, 2013
| Patients characteristic |
T. gondii seroprevalence (N=350) |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Positive |
Negative |
|
|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
|
Age (Yr) |
|
|
|
| 15-24 |
38 (21.8) |
136 (78.2) |
174 |
| 25-34 |
61 (40.1) |
91 (59.9) |
152 |
| 35-44 |
10 (41.7) |
14 (58.3) |
24 |
|
Residence |
|
|
|
| Urban |
68 (41.5) |
96 (58.5) |
164 |
| Rural |
41 (22.0) |
145 (78.0) |
186 |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
| Business |
37 (37.8) |
61 (62.2) |
98 |
| Peasant |
57 (25.9) |
163 (74.1) |
220 |
| Employed |
15 (46.9) |
17 (53.1) |
32 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
7 (33.3) |
14 (66.7) |
21 |
| Primary |
66 (27.2) |
177 (72.8) |
243 |
| Secondary and above |
36 (41.9) |
50 (58.1) |
86 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
| Married |
89 (30.3) |
205 (69.7) |
294 |
| Unmarried |
20 (35.7) |
36 (64.3) |
56 |
|
Gravidity |
|
|
|
| Primigravid |
33 (29.5) |
79 (70.5) |
112 |
| Multigravid |
61 (32.5) |
127 (67.5) |
188 |
| Grandmultigravid |
15 (30.0) |
35 (70.0) |
50 |
|
Trimester |
|
|
|
| 1st Trimester |
4 (26.7) |
11 (73.3) |
15 |
| 2nd Trimester |
50 (33.3) |
100 (66.7) |
150 |
| 3rd Trimester | 55 (29.7) | 130 (70.3) | 185 |