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. 2014 Jan;4(1):69–74. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(14)60211-2

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors for toxoplasmosis.

Total Ig (n=781)
IgM (n=387)
Avidity (n=17)
n (%) n (%) P n n (%) P n (%)
P
High Intermediate Weak
All 781 (100.0) 627 (80.3) 17 (4.4) 13 (76.4) 2 (11.8) 2 (11.8)
Time of pregnancy
1st trimester 17 (2.2) 12 (70.6) 5 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
2nd trimester 364 (46.8) 297 (81.6) 174 5 (2.9) 3 (60.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0)
3rd trimester 397 (51.0) 316 (79.6) 0.47 208 12 (5.8) 0.37 10 (83.3) 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 0.33
Gravidity
Primigravidae 216 (27.7) 166 (76.8) 105 6 (5.7) 4 (66.7) 0 (0.0) 2 (33.3)
Multigravidae 565 (72.3) 461 (81.6) 0.14 282 11 (3.9) 0.41 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 0 (0.0) 0.21
Stillbirth
No 601 (76.9) 479 (79.7) 298 14 (4.7) 11 (78.6) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.3)
Yes 180 (23.1) 148 (82.2) 0.46 89 3 (3.4) 0.77 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 0.58
Profession
Housewife 517 (66.2) 416 (80.5) 260 10 (3.9) 9 (90.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (10.0)
Vegetable farmer 3 (0.4) 3 (100.0) 1 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Businesswoman 64 (8.2) 49 (76.6) 28 3 (10.7) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 0 (0.0)
Artisan 58 (7.4) 46 (79.3) 25 1 (4.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Student 47 (6.0) 37 (78.7) 23 3 (13.0) 2 (66.7) 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3)
Salaried worker 92 (11.8) 76 (82.6) 0.88 50 0 (0.0) 0.06 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.11
Presence of domestic cat
No 667 (85.5) 533 (79.9) 331 14 (4.2) 11 (78.6) 1 (7.1) 2 (14.3)
Yes 113 (14.5) 93 (82.3) 0.40 55 3 (5.5) 0.72 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 0.58
Consumption of undercooked meat
No 637 (81.9) 512 (80.4) 312 12 (3.9) 9 (75.0) 1 (8.3) 2 (16.7)
Yes 141 (18.1) 113 (80.1) 0.95 73 5 (6.9) 0.34 4 (80.0) 1 (20.0) 0 (0.0) 0.53
Consumption of raw vegetables
No 592 (76.2) 470 (79.4) 288 13 (4.5) 9 (69.2) 2 (15.4) 2 (15.4)
Yes 185 (23.8) 154 (83.2) 0.25 96 4 (4.2) 0.89 4 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.45
Contact with soil
No 242 (31.6) 192 (79.3) 116 5 (4.3) 3 (60.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0)
Yes 524 (68.4) 422 (80.5) 0.70 264 12 (4.6) 0.92 10 (83.3) 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3)