Table 4: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibody among the study participants in relation to potential risk factors.

Antibody

Risk factors

No. tested

No. Positive (%)

χ2

df

p-value

Gravidity

 

 

 

 

 

Primigravid

56

15 (26.79)

0.234

1

0.63

Multigravid

300

90 (30.0)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Knowledge of Toxoplasma gondii

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

2

1 (50.0)

0.407

1

0.52

No

354

104 (29.38)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Eating meat

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

354

105 (29.66)

0.841

1

0.36

No

2

0 (0.0)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Tasting meat

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

249

70 (28.11)

0.761

1

0.38

No

107

32 (29.91)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Method of cooking

 

 

 

 

 

Frying

231

67 (29.0)

0.131

2

0.94

Stewing

113

34 (30.09)

 

 

 

Roasting

12

4 (33.33)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Eating suya

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

335

100 (29.85)

0.347

1

0.56

No

21

5 (23.81)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Type of water

 

 

 

 

 

Treated

298

92 (30.87)

1.670

1

0.20

Untreated

58

13 (22.41)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Eating vegetables

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

355

105 (29.58)

 0.420

 1

0.52 

No

1

0 (0.0)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Form vegetable is eaten

 

 

 

 

 

Fresh & raw

84

30 (35.71)

2.051

2

0.36

Cooked

88

24 (27.27)

 

 

 

Steamed

184

51 (27.72)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

HIV status

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

232

63 (27.16)

1.753

1

0.19

No

124

42 (33.87)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Miscarriage/still birth

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

151

52 (34.44)

3.081

1

0.08

No

205

53 (25.85)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Blood transfusion

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

13

6 (46.15)

1.801

1

0.18

No

343

99 (28.86)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Ownership of cats

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

87

31 (35.63)

2.086

1

0.15

No

269

74 (27.51)

 

 

 

Total

356

105 (29.49)

 

 

 

Cleaning litters

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

50

25 (50.0)

10.582

1

0.001

No

37

8 (21.62)

 

 

 

Total

87

31 (35.63)