Table 2.
The clinical, laboratory test and epidemiological features of pregnant women referred to health centers in south-eastern Iran
| Pregnant women (total) | Whole no. | IgG + | p value | IgM + | p value | IgM + IgG + |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestational trimesters | First trimester | 63 (30.3%) | 22 (25%) | <0.001 | 15 (84%)* | 0.01 | 7(33.4%)* | <0.001 |
| Second trimester | 46 (22.1%) | 17 (19.3%)* | 5(23.8%)* | |||||
| Third trimester (reference) | 99 (47.6%) | 49(55.7%) |
9 (11%)* 13 (5%) |
9(42.8%) | ||||
| Educational stage | Elementary school | 158 (76%) | 64(40.5%)* | <0.001 | 31(19.6%)* | <0.001 | 18(85.8%)* | <0.001 |
| Secondary school | 42 (20.2%) | 20(47.6%) | 4(9.5%)* | 2(9.5%)* | ||||
| Post-secondary education (reference) | 8 (3.8%) | 4(5%) | 2(25%) | 1(4.7%) | ||||
| Abortion history | Yes | 54 (26%) | 21(23.9%)* | <0.001 | 9(24.3%)* | <0.001 | 5(23.8%)* | <0.001 |
| No | 154 (74%) | 67(76.1) | 28(75.7%) | 16(76.2%) | ||||
| A history of contact with cat | Yes | 38 (18.3%) | 23(26.1%)* | 0.012 | 8(21.6%)* | <0.001 | 7(33.3%) | 0.06 |
| No | 170 (81.7%) | 65(73.8%) | 29(78.3%) | 14(66.7%) | ||||
| Consumption of meat (semi-cooked or raw) | Yes | 153 (73.6%) | 30 (34%)* | 0.032 | 13(35.1%)* | <0.001 | 9(42.9%) | 0.072 |
| No | 55 (26.4%) | 58(65.9%) | 24(64.8%) | 12(57.1%) | ||||
| Consumption of vegetable (semi-cooked or raw) | Yes | 68 (32.7%) | 26(29.5%)* | <0.001 | 11(29.7%)* | <0.001 | 7(33.3%)* | <0.001 |
| No | 140 (67.3%) | 62(70.4%) | 26(71.3%) | 14(66.7%) |
*The group has a single asterisk if the Chi-square showed a statistically significant difference compared to other groups in each row