Seroprevalence of anti-Toxocara canis antibodies and associated risk factors among dog owners in the rural community of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand

Table 2 Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection among 132 dog owners in this study

Group	Number	Seropositivity	%	p value
Total	132	101	76.5
Gender
Male	25	20	80.0	0.796
Female	107	81	75.7
Age group (years)
18–35	20	17	85.0
36–53	63	47	74.6
54–71	36	27	75.0
72–89	13	10	76.9	0.807
District
Thasala	53	37	69.8	0.910
Nopphitam	37	33	89.2
Phrom Kiri	42	31	73.8
Occupation
Unskilled workers	129	99	76.7	1.000
Skilled workers	3	2	66.7
Education
High school or less	122	94	77.0	0.699
Bachelor’s degree or more	10	7	70.0

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