Table 2.
Toxoplasmosis and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending ANC of Yirgalem and Hawassa hospitals southern Ethiopia
| Risk factors | Toxoplasma gondii Ab. | Total N(%) | P-value | COR 95% (CI) | P-value | AOR 95% (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||||||
| Surgery | |||||||
| Yes | 69(83.1%) | 14(16.8%) | 83(16.8) | 0.727 | 0.89(0.478–1.673) | 0.727 | 1.12(0.598–2.091) |
| Noa | 335(81.5%) | 76(18.5%) | 411(83.2%) | ||||
| Blood transfusion | |||||||
| Yes | 18(78.3%) | 5 (21.7%) | 23(4.7%) | 0.654 | 1.26(0.456–3.492) | 0.655 | 1.26(0.456–3.492) |
| Noa | 386(82%) | 85(18%) | 471(95.3%) | ||||
| History of abortion | |||||||
| Yes | 52(77.6%) | 15(22.4%) | 67(13.6%) | 0.342 | 1.35(0.724–2.532) | 0.343 | 1.35(0.724–2.532) |
| Noa | 352(82.4%) | 75(17.6%) | 427(86.4%) | ||||
| Presence of cats | |||||||
| Yes | 104(80%) | 26(20%) | 130(26.3%) | 0.047 | 1.21(1.725–2.006) | 0.043 | 1.72(1.625–2.206) |
| Noa | 301(82.7%) | 63(17.3%) | 364(73.7%) | ||||
| Keep dogs in house | |||||||
| Yes | 124(84.4) | 23(15.6%) | 147(29.9%) | 0.365 | 0.79(0.468–1.325) | 0.366 | 0.79(0.468–1.323) |
| Noa | 280(80.9%) | 66(19.1%) | 346(70%) | ||||
| Raw meat eating habit | |||||||
| Yes | 242(83.2%) | 49(16.8%) | 291(58.9%) | 0.036 | 1.76(1.570–2.209) | 0.019 | 1.65(1.517–1.941) |
| Noa | 163(80.3%) | 40(19.7%) | 203(41.1) | ||||
| Types of milk | |||||||
| Unpasteurized | 153(81.8%) | 34(18.2%) | 187(37.8%) | 0.015 | 1.45(1.182–1.688) | 0.033 | 1.87(1.531–2.221) |
| Pasteurized | 196(84.2%) | 37(15.8%) | 233(47.2% | ||||
| Not at alla | 55(75.3%) | 18(24.6%) | 74(18.8) | ||||
| Raw vegetables | |||||||
| Yes | 334(82.3%) | 72(17.7%) | 406(82.2%) | 0.619 | 0.60(0.591–1.610) | 0.826 | 0.94(0.535–1.648) |
| Noa | 71(80.7%) | 17(19.3%) | 88(17.8%) | ||||
| Contact with soil | |||||||
| Yes | 125(79.7%) | 32(20.3%) | 157(31.8%) | 0.475 | 1.19(0.735–1.936) | 0.475 | 1.19(0.735–1.936) |
| Noa | 279(82.8%) | 58(17.2%) | 337(68.2%) | ||||
| Sources drinking water | |||||||
| Pipe watera | 79(80.6%) | 19(19.4%) | 98(19.8%) | 0.701 | 1.12(0.636–1.962) | 0.701 | 1.12(0.636–1.962) |
| 325(82.1%) | 71(17.9%) | 396(80.2%) | |||||
| Slaughter house | |||||||
| Yes | 33(89.2%) | 4(10.8%) | 37(7.5%) | 0.509 | 0.48(0.472–1.491) | 0.342 | 0.61(0.223–1.681) |
| Noa | 372(81.4%) | 85(18.6%) | 457(92.5%) | ||||
COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, aadjusted variable