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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses of participant factors associated with T. gondii seropositivity

From: Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Northern Tanzania

Variable

Category

Positive: n/N (%)

Bivariable

Multivariable

cOR

95% CI

p value

aOR

95%CI

p value

Age groups

< 25

20/43 (46.5)

1

     

25–35

72/171 (42.1)

0.836

0.427–1.637

0.602

   

> 35

21/40 (52.5)

1.271

0.536–3.012

0.586

   

Residence

Rural

42/96 (43.8)

1

     

Urban

71/158 (44.9)

1.049

0.630–1.749

0.854

   

Education level

Primary Education

33/64 (51.6)

1.431

0.806–2.541

0.221

1.478

0.727–3.005

0.281

≥ Secondary education

80/190 (42.1)

1

  

1

  

Occupation

Student

5/17 (29.4)

1

  

1

  

House wife

7/19 (36.8)

1.400

0.346–5.672

0.637

0.991

0.215–4.571

0.991

Famers

8/15 (53.3)

2.743

0.640–11.753

0.174

1.917

0.390–9.425

0.423

Employed

43/91 (47.3)

2.150

0.700–6.599

0.181

1.511

0.441–5.174

0.511

Business

50/112 (44.6)

1.935

0.639–5.860

0.243

1.742

0.542–5.595

0.351

HIV status

Negative

100/229 (43.7)

1

  

1

  

Positive

7/13 (53.8)

0.676

0.220–2.075

0.494

0.699

0.220–2.223

0.544

Cat ownership

Yes

20/39 (51.3)

1.355

0.684–2.683

0.384

   

No

93/254 (43.3)

1

     

Eating undercooked meat

Yes

89/201 (44.3)

0.98

0.533–1.800

0.947

   

No

24/53 (45.3)

1

     

Eating raw vegetables

Yes

92/221 (41.6)

0.415

0.195–0.886

0.023

0.344

0.151–0.784

0.011**

No

21/33 (63.6)

1

  

1

  

Eating unwashed fruits

Yes

20/44 (45.5)

1.028

0.535–1.975

0.933

   

No

93/210 (44.3)

1

     

Water sources

Tap water

104/237 (43.8)

0.803

0.292–2.211

0.671

   

Others

9/17 (52.9)

1

     

Regular soil contact

Yes

74/181 (40.9)

0.617

0.357–1.066

0.083

0.482

0.268–0.868

0.015**

No

39/73 (53.4)

1

  

1

  

Habit of eating soil (geophage)

Yes

20/49 (40.8)

0.788

0.433–1.434

0.435

   

No

93/205 (45.4)

1

     
  1. cOR crude odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio
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