Table 2.
Answers to knowledge about the infectious agent and epidemiology, diagnosis, and clinical aspects of toxoplasmosis among university students in Rabat prefecture in Morocco.
| Variables | Correct responses, N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical students (n = 72) | Biology students (n = 115) | Veterinary student (n = 43) | Total (N = 230) | |
| The knowledge of agent infection | 38 (52.8%) | 35 (30.4%) | 11 (25.5%) | 84 (36.5%) |
| The knowledge about host definitive | 36 (50%) | 29 (25.2%) | 9 (20.9%) | 74 (32.1%) |
| The main of toxoplasmosis transmission is oral food route | 32 (44.4%) | 29 (25.2%) | 8 (18.6%) | 69 (30%) |
| Undercooked meat | 7 (9.8%) | 33 (28.6%) | 7 (16.2%) | 74 (32.1%) |
| Untreated water | 16 (22.2%) | 12 (10.4%) | 4 (9.3%) | 32 (13.9%) |
| Food product with cat's feces | 33 (45.9%) | 32 (27.8%) | 12 (27.9%) | 77 (33.4%) |
| Contact direct with cat | 35 (48.7%) | 29 (25.2%) | 12 (27.9%) | 76 (33%) |
| Research of IgG and IgM T. gondii antibodies | 30 (41.7%) | 29 (25.2%) | 9 (20.9%) | 68 (29.5%) |
| Role of IgM T. gondii antibody determination of toxoplasmosis | 25 (34.8%) | 23 (20%) | 7 (16.2%) | 55 (23.9%) |
| Knowledge of avidity test | 20 (27.8%) | 13 (11.3%) | 4 (9.3%) | 37 (16%) |
| Existence of human vaccine toxoplasmosis | 13 (18%) | 17 (14.7%) | 4 (9.3%) | 34 (14.7%) |
| Definition of seroconversion | 24 (33.3%) | 14 (12.1%) | 5 (11.6%) | 43 (18.7%) |
| The knowledge of congenital toxoplasmosis definition | 36 (50%) | 28 (24.3%) | 11 (25.5%) | 75 (32.6%) |
| Most cases of toxoplasmosis are asymptomatic | 21 (29.1) | 13 (11.3%) | 5 (11.6%) | 39 (16.9%) |
| Opportunist disease in immunocompromised persons | 31 (43.0%) | 2 (1.7%) | 8 (18.6%) | 61 (26.6%) |
| The high risk period of transmission in the third trimester of pregnancy | 22 (30.6%) | 9 (7.8%) | 2 (4.6%) | 33 (14.3%) |
| The high gravity period of lesion during the first trimester of pregnancy | 21 (29.1%) | 7 (6.6%) | 4 (9.3%) | 32 (13.9%) |