Table 3 Responses of pregnant women on awareness of the epidemiology, clinical and risk factors associated with exposure to toxoplasmosis (n = 161)
General information toxoplasmosis knowledge | n | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Have you ever read or heard of toxoplasmosis? | |||
 Yes | 161 | 41‚2% | 36.4–46.4% |
 No | 229 | 58.8% | 53.6–63.6% |
Toxoplasmosis is parasite disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii? | |||
 Yesa | 13 | 8.1% | 4.4–13.4% |
 No | 4 | 2.5% | 0.7–6.2% |
 Don’t know | 144 | 89.4% | 83.6–93.7% |
Is the host of toxoplasmosis is the cat? | |||
 Yesa | 22 | 13.7% | 8.8–20.0% |
 No | 129 | 80.1% | 73.1–86.0% |
 Don’t know | 10 | 6.2% | 3.0–11.1% |
Can pregnant women develop serious complications after toxoplasmosis infection? | |||
 Yesa | 67 | 41.6% | 33.9–49.6% |
 No | 5 | 3.1% | 1.0–7.1% |
 Don’t know | 89 | 55.3% | 47.3–63.1% |
Do you know the seroconversion of toxoplasmosis? | |||
 Yes | 7 | 4.3% | 1.8–8.8% |
 No | 154 | 95.7% | 91.2–98.2% |
Toxoplasmosis in pregnant women is asymptomatic in most cases? | |||
 Yesa | 23 | 14.3% | 9.3–20.7% |
 No | 10 | 6.2% | 3.0–11.1% |
 Don’t know | 128 | 79.5% | 72.4–85.5% |
Can toxoplasmosis transmit from pregnant woman to her fetus if she is newly infected during pregnancy? | |||
 Yesa | 28 | 17.4% | 11.9–24.1% |
 No | 4 | 2.5% | 0.7–6.2% |
 Don’t know | 129 | 80.1% | 73.1–86.0% |
Do you know the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis? | |||
 Yes | 5 | 3.1% | 1.0–7.1% |
 No | 156 | 96.9% | 92.9–99.0% |
Risk factors | |||
 Consumption of fruit or vegetable with faces | |||
  Yesa | 110 | 68.3% | 60.5–75.4% |
  No | 14 | 8.7% | 4.8–14.2% |
  Don’t know | 37 | 23% | 16.7–30.3% |
 Consumption of untreated water | |||
  Yesa | 113 | 70.2% | 62.5–77.1% |
  No | 15 | 9.3% | 5.3–14.9% |
  Don’t know | 33 | 20.5% | 14.5–27.6% |
 Contact direct with faces of cat | |||
  Yesa | 111 | 68.9% | 61.2–76.0% |
  No | 14 | 8.7% | 4.8–14.2% |
  Don’t know | 36 | 22.4% | 16.2–29.6% |
 Eating undercooked meat | |||
  Yesa | 114 | 70.8% | 63.1–77.7% |
  No | 22 | 13.7% | 8.8–20.0% |
  Don’t know | 25 | 15.5% | 10.3–22.1% |
 Toxoplasmosis contracts mainly through food? | |||
  Yesa | 115 | 71.4% | 63.8–78.3% |
  No | 23 | 14.3% | 9.3–20.7% |
  Don’t know | 23 | 14.3% | 9.3–20.7% |