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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of psychiatric patients with psychoactive substance use and seroprevalence of T. gondii infection

From: Toxoplasma gondii exposure in patients suffering from mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use

  

Prevalence of

 
 

Subjects tested

T. gondiiinfection

P

Characteristic

No.

No.

%

value

Age groups (years)

    

 30 or less

51

3

5.9

0.33

 31-50

73

10

13.7

 

 >50

25

2

8.0

 

Sex

    

 Male

123

14

11.4

0.47

 Female

26

1

3.8

 

Birth place

    

 Durango State

126

11

8.7

0.25

 Other Mexican state or abroad

23

4

17.4

 

Residence

    

 Durango State

142

15

10.6

1

 Other Mexican state

7

0

0.0

 

Residence area

    

 Urban

121

13

10.7

0.58

 Suburban

22

1

4.5

 

 Rural

6

1

16.7

 

Educational level

    

 No education

2

0

0.0

0.2

 1-6 years

37

7

18.9

 

 6-12 years

90

6

6.7

 

 >12 years

20

2

10.0

 

Occupation

    

 Laborer

96

11

11.5

0.57

 No laborer

53

4

7.5

 

Socio-economic level

    

 Low

55

4

7.3

0.63

 Medium

93

11

11.8

 

 High

1

0

0.0