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. 2020 Apr 8;13:180. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04040-2

Table 2.

Prevalence rate of Toxoplasma gondii in different groups of fruit and vegetables

Samples Toxoplasma gondii DNA detection P-value
Negative (n, %) Positive (n, %)
Total 21 (60.0) 14 (40.0)
Product presentation
 Bulk 9 (50.0) 9 (50.0) P = 0.499
 RTE/packaged 11 (64.7) 6 (35.3)
Type of product
 Vegetables 16 (57.1) 12 (42.9) P = 1.000
 Berry fruits 4 (57.1) 3 (42.9)
Agricultural system
 Conventional 16 (59.3) 11 (40.7) P = 0.700
 Organic 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0)
Season
 Spring/summer 12 (63.2) 7 (36.8) P = 0.506
 Autumn/winter 8 (50.0) 8 (50.0)

Notes: Contingency tables were constructed in order to compare categorical variables. The Fisher’s exact test was used and P > 0.05 indicates non-significant associations

Abbreviations: n, number of samples; %, percentage