Table 3 Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis according to age, parity, and history of abortion among pregnant women in Rabat region
From: Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence among pregnant women in Rabat, Morocco
Variable | Toxoplasma seroprevalence | X2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seropositivity, n (%) | Seronegativity, n (%) | |||
Age | ||||
16–25 | 66 (34.9%) | 123 (65.1%) | 9.1283 | 0.0276* |
26–30 | 67 (46.5%) | 77 (53.5%) | ||
31–35 | 70 (50.7%) | 68 (49.3%) | ||
36–46 | 45 (42.9%) | 60 (57.1%) | ||
Age of pregnancy | ||||
First trimester | 84 (42.4%) | 114 (57.6%) | .0495 | 0.9756 |
Second trimester | 122 (43.4%) | 159 (56.6%) | ||
Third trimester | 42 (43.3%) | 55 (56.7%) | ||
Paritiy | ||||
Nulliparous | 110 (40.0%) | 165 (60.0%) | 2.5627 | 0.2777 |
Primparous (1 Pa) | 117 (45.0%) | 143 (55.0%) | ||
Multiparous (≥ 2Pa | 21 (51.2%) | 20 (48.8%) | ||
No abortion | 188 (42.2%) | 258 (57.8%) | .7715 | 0.6799 |
History of abortion | ||||
One abortion | 43 (45.3%) | 52 (54.7%) | ||
Two or more abortion | 17 (48.6%) | 18 (51.4%) | ||