Table 1 Toxoplasmosis and sociodemographic/obstetric factors in the study population
Risk factors | Toxoplasma IgG | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Negative | Positive | Â | ||
| Â | n | % | n | % | p |
Sociodemographic factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age (n = 356) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–29 | 223 | 72.2 | 86 | 27.8 | 0.001 |
30–40 | 23 | 48.9 | 24 | 51.1 |  |
Education (n = 357) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than primary school | 171 | 69.0 | 77 | 31.0 | 0.978 |
Secondary school and more | 75 | 68.8 | 34 | 31.2 | Â |
Occupation (n = 358) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Housewife | 230 | 68.9 | 104 | 31.1 | 0.840 |
Other | 17 | 70.8 | 7 | 29.2 | Â |
Residence (n = 389) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 218 | 68.6 | 100 | 31.4 | 0.213 |
Rural | 54 | 76.1 | 17 | 23.9 | Â |
Environmental factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Drinking water (n = 358) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
General network | 136 | 67.0 | 67 | 33.0 | 0.042 |
Bottled | 43 | 84.3 | 8 | 15.7 | Â |
Other | 69 | 66.3 | 110 | 30.7 | Â |
Obstetric history | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Abortion history (n = 357) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 189 | 70.8 | 78 | 29.2 | 0.186 |
One or more | 57 | 63.3 | 33 | 36.7 | Â |