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Table 1 General characteristics of the pregnant women Attending ANC at Mizan-Aman General hospital, south west Ethiopia, 2015

From: Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women following antenatal care at Mizan Aman General Hospital, Bench Maji Zone (BMZ), Ethiopia

Variable

IgG Positive (n = 198)

Percent

P value

Age category

 16–20

64

32.3

0.011

 21–30

124

62.6

  > 30

10

5.1

Occupation

 government employee

35

17.7

0.886

 Housewife

129

65.2

 Other

34

17.2

Residence

 Urban

135

68.2

0.333

 Rural

63

32.8

Education level

 Can’t read and write

48

24.2

0.033

 Can only Read and write

32

16.2

 Primary

55

27.8

 Secondary

35

17.7

 Tertiary

28

14.1

Number of Gravida

 One

77

38.9

0.223

 More than one

121

61.1

Stage of pregnancy

 First trimester

56

28.3

0.346

 Second trimester

100

50.5

 Third trimester

42

21.2

History of abortion

 Yes

22

11.1

0.395

 No

99

50.0

 Not applicable

77

38.9