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Table 1 Descriptive characteristic of participants and Brucella seropositivity based on rapid RBPT

From: Seroprevalence of Brucella infection and associated factors among pregnant women receiving antenatal care around human, wildlife and livestock interface in Ngorongoro ecosystem, Northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Seropositivity N (%)

P-Value*

Overall-seropositivity

313

34 (10.9)

 

Age group (years)

 ≤ 25

160

16(10.0)

0.616

 > 25

153

18(11.8)

 

Occupation

 Agro-pastoralist

299

31(10.4)

0.194

 Formal employment

14

3(21.4)

 

Level of education

 Informal

150

11(7.3)

0.054

 Primary

98

11(11.2)

 

 Secondary and above

65

12 (18.5)

 

Marital status

 Single

25

4 (16.0)

0.389

 Married

288

30 (10.4)

 

Gestation age (weeks)

 ≤ 28

201

24 (11. 9)

0.412

 > 28

112

10 (8.9)

 

Previous pregnancy

 0

76

8(10.5)

 

 1

76

9(11.8)

 

 2

58

3 (5.2)

0.421

 3+

103

14(13.6)

 

Spontaneous abortion (n = 237)

 No

202

20(9.9)

0.206

 Yes

35

6(17.1)

 
  1. *P value according to Pearson Chi-Square test