Table 1.
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 |