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. 2021 Jul 13;116(1):59–65. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1949193

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of Toxoplasma gondii infection among women of childbearing age in the selected seven communities in Osun State, Nigeria

Variables AOR 95% CI p-value
Age (median = 27)      
≤27 (N = 209) 1.00   0.37
>27 (N = 206) 1.26 0.76–2.08  
Location      
Peri-urban (N = 267) 1.00   <0.001
Rural (N = 148) 0.39 0.23–0.69  
House_type      
Others (N = 15) 1.00   0.58
Cemented (N = 400) 1.51 0.36–6.43  
Religion      
Christianity (N = 281) 1.00   <0.001
Islam (N = 134) 4.71 2.43–9.15  
Occupation      
Skilled worker (N = 392) 1.00   0.55
Non-skilled worker (N = 23) 0.72 0.25–2.09  
Education      
Primary or none (N = 84) 1.00   0.06
Secondary or tertiary (N = 331) 0.48 0.23–1.02  
Contact with cats      
No (N = 385) 1.00   0.68
Yes (N = 30) 0.81 0.31–2.16  
Consuming raw meat      
No (N = 67) 1.00   0.18
Yes (N = 348) 0.56 0.25–1.29  
Consuming frozen meat      
No (N = 389) 1.00   0.87
Yes (N = 25) 1.11 0.34–3.56  
Unboiled water      
No (N = 38) 1.00   0.49
Yes (N = 375) 0.73 0.29–1.79  
Consuming raw vegetable      
No (N = 247) 1.00   0.63
Yes (N = 168) 1.13 0.69–1.87  
Handling raw meat      
No (N = 41) 1.00   0.94
Yes (N = 374) 0.97 0.41–2.28  
Hand washing      
No (N = 57) 1.00   0.57
Yes (N = 357) 0.80 0.37–1.73  
Miscarriage      
No (N = 337) 1.00   0.57
Yes (N = 78) 1.21 0.63–2.33