Table 1. Anti-T. gondii IgG in pregnant women versus risk factors for infection.
| Risk factors for infection by T. gondii | Dosage IgG anti-T. gondii | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Do you breed dogs and/or cats? | 0.365 | |||||
| Yes | 182 (51.6%) | 171 (48.8%) | 353 | |||
| No | 168 (48.1%) | 181 (51.9%) | 349 | |||
| Do you consume undercooked meat? | 0.678 | |||||
| Yes | 88 (58.5%) | 84 (48.8%) | 172 | |||
| No | 264 (49.3%) | 269 (50.7%) | 531 | |||
| Contact with soil / manure? | 0.170 | |||||
| Yes | 86 (58.5%) | 61 (41.5%) | 147 | |||
| No | 264 (47.5%) | 292 (52.5%) | 556 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| Complete 3rd grade | 12 (38.7%) | 19 (61.3%) | 31 | |||
| Incomplete 3rd grade | 19 (38.8%) | 30 (61.2%) | 49 | 0.995 | ||
| Complete 2nd grade | 159 (49.1%) | 165 (50.9%) | 324 | 0.272 | ||
| Inomplete 2nd grade | 59 (46.5%) | 68 (53.5%) | 127 | 0.497 | ||
| Complete 1st grade | 25 (46.3%) | 29 (53.7%) | 54 | 0.149 | ||
| Incomplete 1st grade | 74 (63.8%) | 42 (36.2%) | 116 | 0.010* | ||
| Illiterate | 2 (100.0%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 | 0.197 | ||
| Family Income (minimum wage) | 0.330 | |||||
| < 1 | 20 (43.5%) | 26 (56.5%) | 46 | |||
| 1 – 3 | 298 (51.0%) | 286 (49.0%) | 584 | |||
| 4 a 6 | 30 (47.6%) | 33 (52.4%) | 63 | |||
| > 6 | 2 (25.0%) | 6 (75.0%) | 8 | |||
| Place of residence | 0.331 | |||||
| Capital | 303 (49.1%) | 314 (50.9%) | 617 | |||
| Interior | 46 (54.8% | 38 (45.2%) | 84 | |||
| Age Range (years) | ||||||
| 15 – 24 | 99 (39.6%) | 151 (60.4%) | 250 | Ref. | ||
| 25 – 34 | 172 (53.6%) | 149 (46.4%) | 321 | 1.76 (1.25 – 2.46) | < 0.010* | |
| 35 – 44 | 74 (59.7%) | 50 (40.3%) | 124 | 2.26 (1.45 – 3.50) | < 0.010* | |
| > 45 | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (35.5%) | 8 | 2.54 (0.59 – 10.87) | 0.208 | |
Source: Research data.
*
Significant association (p < 0.05)