Table 2.
Factors associated with T. gondii infection among pregnant women (N=350) in Mwanza
| Patient’s characteristic |
Toxoplasma sero-prevalence |
Univariate |
Multivariate |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Positive |
Negative |
OR [95% CI] | p-value | OR [95% CI] | p-value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15-24 |
38 (21.8) |
136 (78.2) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| 25-34 |
61 (40.1) |
91 (59.9) |
2.4 [1.5-3.9] |
<0.001 |
2.2 [1.4-3.7] |
0.001 |
| 35-44 |
10 (41.7) |
14 (58.3 |
2.6 [1.1-6.2] |
0.038 |
2.3 [0.9-5.7] |
0.070 |
|
Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural |
41 (22.0) |
145 (78.0) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Urban |
68 (41.5) |
96 (58.5) |
2.5 [1.6-4.0] |
<0.001 |
2.2 [1.4-3.7] |
0.001 |
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Peasant |
57 (25.9) |
163 (74.1) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Employed/Business |
52 (40.0) |
78 (60.0) |
1.9 [1.2-3.0] |
0.006 |
- |
- |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
7 (33.3) |
14 (66.7 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Primary |
66 (27.2) |
177 (72.8) |
0.7 [0.3-1.9] |
0.545 |
- |
- |
| Secondary/above |
36 (41.9) |
50 (58.1) |
1.4 [0.5-3.9] |
0.476 |
- |
- |
|
Unsafe water |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
62 (28.1) |
159 (71.9) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
| No |
47 (36.4) |
82 (63.6) |
1.5 [0.9-2.3] |
0.103 |
1.2 [0.7-1.9] |
0.541 |
|
Gravidity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Primigravid |
33 (29.5) |
79 (70.5) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Multigravid |
61 (32.5) |
127 (67.5) |
1.1 [0.7-1.9] |
0.590 |
- |
- |
| Grandmultigravid |
15 (30.0) |
35 (70.0) |
1.0 [0.5-2.1] |
0.945 |
- |
- |
|
Undercooked meat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
48 (28.4) |
121 (71.6) |
1 |
|
|
|
| No |
61 (33.7) |
120 (66.2) |
1.3 [0.8-2.0] |
0.285 |
- |
- |
|
Contacts with Cat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
64 (32.6) |
132 (67.4) |
1 |
|
|
|
| Yes | 45 (29.2) | 109 (70.8) | 0.9 [0.5-1.3] | 0.491 | - | - |