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Table 1 Distribution of T. gondii infection along with demographic characteristics of the pregnant women (n = 494), Hawassa Ethiopia, 2017

From: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Hawassa University comprehensive specialized and Yirgalem General Hospitals, in Southern Ethiopia

Demographic Characteristics

Total n (%)

Seroprevalence

P-Value

COR 95% (CI)

P-Value

AOR 95% (CI)

Negative n (%)

Positive n (%)

Age group (in Years)

 15–24.9

161(%)

34(37.8%)

127(31.6%)

0.501

0.49(0.486–1.505)

0.482

0.69(0.248–1.951)

 25–34.9

301(60.8%)

51(56.7%)

250(61.9%)

 

0.51(0.499–1.519)

0.860

0.85(0.334–2.459)

 > 35a

32(6.5%)

5(5.6%)

27(6.7%)

 

0.53(0.524–1.543)

  

Residence

 Urban

333(67.5)

57(63.3%)

276(68.3%)

0.001

0.93(1.21–2.30)

0.001

1.25(1.043–2.012)

 Rurala

161(32.5%)

33(36.7%)

128(31.7%)

 

1.16(0.851–1.573)

  

Education status

 Illiterate

59(11.9%)

8(8.9%)

51(12.6%)

0.595

0.69(0.589–1.608)

0.697

1.20(0.480–3.002)

 Elementary

168(53.9%)

32(35.6%)

136(33.7%)

 

0.59(0.578–2.597)

0.507

0.80(0.414–1.545)

 Secondary

166(33.5)

34(37.8%)

132(32.7%)

 

0.63(0.619–1.638)

0.347

0.73(0.380–1.405)

 College and abovea

101(20.4)

16(17.8%)

85(21%)

 

0.85(0.846–2.860)

  

Marital status

 Married

446(90.3%)

81(90%)

365(90.3%)

0.697

0.73(0.698–2.716)

0.004

-

 Single

30(6.1%)

5(5.6%)

25(6.2%)

 

0.88(0.672–2.690)

1.00

-

 Divorced

15(3%)

4(4.4%)

11(2.7%)

 

0.89(0.782–1.798)

1.00

–

 Widoweda

3(0.6%)

0(0%)

3(0.7%)

 

1.00

  

Occupation

 Housewife

246(49.7%)

44(48.9%)

202(50%)

0.542

0.64(0.531–1.551)

0.584

1.29(0.523–3.160)

 Health worker

19(3.8%)

3(3.3%)

16(4%)

 

1.00

0.598

1.49(0.336–6.633)

 Employed

133(26..9%)

28(31.1%)

105(26%)

 

0.52(0.508–1.528)

0.919

1.05(0.412–2.677)

 Daily labor

12(2.4%)

3(3.3%)

9(2.2%)

 

1.00

0.826

0.84(0.178–3.967)

 Merchant

52(10.5%)

5(5.6%)

47(11.6%)

 

0.58(0.469–2.489)

0.128

0.84(0.178–3.967)

 Studenta

32(6.5%)

7(7.8%)

25(6.2%)

 

0.86(0.851–1.865)

  

Gestational age

 1st trimester

101(20.4%)

22(24.4%)

79(19.6%)

0.019

1.04(1.723–2.273)

0.001

1.34(1.272-

 2nd trimester

180(36.4)

40(44.4%)

140(34.7%)

 

1.24(1.034–2.041)

0.028

1.532))

 3rd trimestera

213(43.2%)

28(31.1%)

185(45.8%)

 

0.41(1.032–1.039)

0.030

1.53(1.312–2.900)

Place of previous birth

 No birth

150(30.3%)

32(35.6%)

118(29.2%)

0.135

0.47(0.459–1.478)

0.315

0.77(0.462–1.282)

 Home

95(19.2%)

15(16.7%)

80(19.8%)

0.200

0.48(0.459–1.478)

0.013

1.59(1.113–2.115)

 Health institutiona

249(50.5%)

43(47.8%)

206(51%)

 

0.49(0.476–1.495)

0.473

 
  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, aadjusted variable