Table 2 Factors associated with T. gondii infection among pregnant women (N=350) in Mwanza
Patient’s characteristic | Toxoplasma sero-prevalence | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | OR [95% CI] | p-value | OR [95% CI] | p-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Age (years) | ||||||
15-24 | 38 (21.8) | 136 (78.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
25-34 | 61 (40.1) | 91 (59.9) | 2.4 [1.5-3.9] | <0.001 | 2.2 [1.4-3.7] | 0.001 |
35-44 | 10 (41.7) | 14 (58.3 | 2.6 [1.1-6.2] | 0.038 | 2.3 [0.9-5.7] | 0.070 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 41 (22.0) | 145 (78.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
Urban | 68 (41.5) | 96 (58.5) | 2.5 [1.6-4.0] | <0.001 | 2.2 [1.4-3.7] | 0.001 |
Occupation | ||||||
Peasant | 57 (25.9) | 163 (74.1) | 1 | |||
Employed/Business | 52 (40.0) | 78 (60.0) | 1.9 [1.2-3.0] | 0.006 | - | - |
Education | ||||||
Illiterate | 7 (33.3) | 14 (66.7 | 1 | |||
Primary | 66 (27.2) | 177 (72.8) | 0.7 [0.3-1.9] | 0.545 | - | - |
Secondary/above | 36 (41.9) | 50 (58.1) | 1.4 [0.5-3.9] | 0.476 | - | - |
Unsafe water | ||||||
Yes | 62 (28.1) | 159 (71.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
No | 47 (36.4) | 82 (63.6) | 1.5 [0.9-2.3] | 0.103 | 1.2 [0.7-1.9] | 0.541 |
Gravidity | ||||||
Primigravid | 33 (29.5) | 79 (70.5) | 1 | |||
Multigravid | 61 (32.5) | 127 (67.5) | 1.1 [0.7-1.9] | 0.590 | - | - |
Grandmultigravid | 15 (30.0) | 35 (70.0) | 1.0 [0.5-2.1] | 0.945 | - | - |
Undercooked meat | ||||||
Yes | 48 (28.4) | 121 (71.6) | 1 | |||
No | 61 (33.7) | 120 (66.2) | 1.3 [0.8-2.0] | 0.285 | - | - |
Contacts with Cat | ||||||
No | 64 (32.6) | 132 (67.4) | 1 | |||
Yes | 45 (29.2) | 109 (70.8) | 0.9 [0.5-1.3] | 0.491 | - | - |