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. 2015 Oct 7;40(4):1544–1547. doi: 10.1007/s12639-015-0724-7

Table 2.

Risk factors and T. gondii sero-prevalence among healthy blood donors in Kerman city southeast of Iran (n = 300)

Variables No. (%) IgG positive IgM positive P value
Being in contact with cat
 No 198 (66.0) 17 (8.5) 4 (2.0) 0.001
 Yes 102 (34.0) 15 (14.7) 3 (2.9)
Raw/half-cooked meat consumption
 No 268 (89.3) 26 (9.7) 6 (2.3) 0.01
 Yes 32 (10.7) 6 (18.7) 1 (3.1)
Eating uncooked vegetables
 No 71 (13.7) 7 (9.8) 1 (1.4)
 Yes 229 (76.3) 25 (10.9) 6 (2.6)
Gardening or agriculture
 No 266 (88.6) 26 (9.7) 6 (2.2) 0.05
 Yes 34 (11.4 6 (17.6) 1 (2.9)