Table 4 Risk factors associated to seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women group
Demographic factors | Total individuals | Positive cases | Pooled estimation (%) | I 2 | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.004 | ||||
≤30 years | 5332 | 2041 | 34 (95% CI = 26 to 43) | 97.69 | |
>30 years | 1414 | 772 | 53 (95% CI = 45 to 61) | 87.70 | |
Contact with cat | 0.005 | ||||
Yes | 1779 | 787 | 44 (95% CI = 36 to 52) | 89.17 | |
No | 2410 | 716 | 27 (95% CI = 20 to 34) | 92.53 | |
Contact with soil | 0.92 | ||||
Yes | 63 | 27 | 42 (95% CI = 30 to 54) | 92.72 | |
No | 929 | 310 | 33 (95% CI = 30 to 36) | 92.72 | |
Meat consumption | 0.4 | ||||
Undercooked | 1450 | 603 | 41 (95% CI = 28 to 53) | 95.05 | |
Cooked | 1814 | 645 | 35 (95% CI = 29 to 42) | 88.62 | |
Raw vegetable/fruit consumption | 0.46 | ||||
Yes | 1463 | 570 | 39 (95% CI = 25 to 54) | 96.90 | |
No | 520 | 164 | 31 (95% CI = 26 to 36) | 29.12 | |
Washing vegetable/fruit | 0.64 | ||||
Water | 847 | 358 | 39 (95% CI = 21 to 58) | 96.85 | |
Antiseptic | 602 | 212 | 34 (95% CI = 23 to 47) | 88.09 | |
Residence | 0.55 | ||||
Rural | 1796 | 762 | 47 (95% CI = 38 to 55) | 91.72 | |
Urban | 2361 | 1017 | 43 (95% CI = 34 to 52) | 94.57 | |
Occupational group | 0.94 | ||||
Employee | 143 | 68 | 47 (95% CI = 35 to 59) | 48.56 | |
Housewife | 1359 | 594 | 47 (95% CI = 39 to 55) | 86.58 | |
Educational status | 0.67 | ||||
Illiterate | 329 | 108 | 34 (95% CI = 25 to 44) | 63.80 | |
Junior/senior | 1617 | 665 | 39 (95% CI = 32 to 47) | 88.35 | |
High school/diploma | 1410 | 457 | 31 (95% CI = 26 to 36) | 73.55 | |
University | 493 | 189 | 36 (95% CI = 27 to 45) | 76.63 | |
Gestation age | 0.001 | ||||
1st trimester | 570 | 258 | 46 (95% CI = 40 to 51) | 46.05 | |
2nd trimester | 491 | 192 | 39 (95% CI = 35 to 43) | 0 | |
3rd trimester | 594 | 193 | 32 (95% CI = 29 to 36) | 0 | |
Number of pregnancy | 0.42 | ||||
Null gravid | 363 | 143 | 41 (95% CI = 23 to 61) | 92.76 | |
Multi-gravid | 452 | 228 | 53 (95% CI = 36 to 69) | 92.16 | |
History of abortion | 0.22 | ||||
Yes | 4285 | 1666 | 44 (95% CI = 37 to 50) | 94.60 | |
No | 3058 | 1170 | 38 (95% CI = 32 to 44) | 90.93 | |