Table 2 Bivariate analyses of the factors associated to preventive and non-preventive behavior for toxoplasmosis in pregnant adolescents assisted in Public Health Care Services.
From: Preventive behavior for toxoplasmosis in pregnant adolescents in the state of Ceara, Brazil
Variables | Behavior | OR(CI95%) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preventive | Non-preventive | |||||
n(%) | (CI95%) | n(%) | (CI95%) | |||
Age group (years) (n = 307) | ||||||
12-14 | 11(30.6) | 17.2-46.9 | 25(69.4) | 53.1-82.7 | 2.61 (1.06-6.04) | 0.013 |
15-19 | 39(14.4) | 10.6-18.9 | 232(85.6) | 81.0-89.4 | 1 | |
Marital status (n = 307) | ||||||
Married | 34(18.3) | 13.2-24.3 | 152(81.7) | 75.6-86.7 | 1.46 (0.74-2.99) | 0.241 |
Single | 16(13.2) | 8.0-20.1 | 105(86.8) | 79.8-91.9 | 1 | |
Religion (n = 298) | ||||||
Yes | 34(17.4) | 13.0-23.8 | 161(82.6) | 76.1-86.9 | 1.14 (0.58-2.36) | 0.676 |
No | 16(15.5) | 8.7-22.3 | 87(84.5) | 77.6-91.2 | 1 | |
Racial classification (n = 307) | ||||||
No white | 37(15.8) | 11.5-20.9 | 197(84.2) | 79.0-88.4 | 1.15 (0.53-2.40) | 0.686 |
White | 13(17.8) | 10.2-27.8 | 60(82.2) | 72.1-89.7 | 1 | |
Studying (n = 307) | ||||||
Yes | 24(18.7) | 12.6-26.2 | 104(81.3) | 73.7-87.3 | 1.35 (0.70-2.61) | 0.322 |
No | 26(14.5) | 9.9-20.2 | 153(85.5) | 79.7-90.0 | 1 | |
Paid job (n = 307) | ||||||
Yes | 6(17.7) | 7.4-33.1 | 28(82.3) | 66.8-92.5 | 1.11(0.36-2.96) | 0.819 |
No | 44(16.1) | 12.1-20.8 | 229(83.8) | 79.1-87.8 | 1 | |
Annual family income (US$) (n = 307) | ||||||
Less than 5,436.00 | 24(16.9) | 11.4-23.7 | 118(83.1) | 76.3-88.6 | 0.92 (0.48-1.77) | 0.787 |
More than5,436.00 | 26(15.8) | 10.8-21.9 | 139(84.2) | 78.1-89.2 | 1 | |
People living with the pregnant adolescent (n = 307) | ||||||
Less than 4 | 35(17.2) | 12.4-22.8 | 169(82.8) | 77.2-87.5 | 1.21 (0.61-2.53) | 0.561 |
More than 4 | 15(14.6) | 8.7-22.3 | 88(85.4) | 77.6-91.2 | 1 | |
First pregnancy (n = 307) | ||||||
Yes | 42(16.1) | 12.0-21.0 | 218(83.9) | 79.0-87.9 | 1.06 (0.40-2.52) | 0.882 |
No | 8(17.0) | 8.2-29.7 | 39(83.0) | 70.2-91.7 | 1 | |
Gestation period in the 1 st consultation (n = 303) | ||||||
1st trimester | 28(18.7) | 13.0-25.5 | 122(81.3) | 74.5-86.9 | 1.37 (0.71-2.65) | 0.314 |
2nd-3rd trimester | 22(14.4) | 9.4-20.6 | 131(85.6) | 79.3-90.5 | 1 | |
Number of prenatal consultations (n = 307) | ||||||
More than 2 | 24(23.5) | 16.0-32.4 | 78(76.5) | 67.5-83.9 | 2.11 (1.09-4.10) | 0.015 |
Less than 2 | 26(12.7) | 8.6-17.7 | 179(87.3) | 82.2-91.3 | 1 | |
IgG serology for toxoplasmosis (n = 208) | ||||||
Positive | 20(21.3) | 13.8-30.4 | 74(78.7) | 69.6-86.1 | 1.78 (0.80-4.00) | 0.119 |
Negative | 15(13.2) | 7.8-20.3 | 99(86.8) | 79.6-92.1 | 1 | |