Table 1 Prevalence and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection
| Â | UNIVARITE ANALYSIS | MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Response (%) n | Prevalence (%), category total (n) | OR | 95% CI | P-VALUE | OR | 95% CI | P-VALUE |
SOCIO-DEMOGRAHIC | ||||||||
AGE IN YEARS | ||||||||
 15-24 | (18.7) 77 | 11.7 (77) | 3.11 | 1.21-7.96 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.00-7.41 | 0.30 |
 25-34 | (59.6) 245 | 4.08 (245) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 35-49 | (21.7) 89 | 5.62 (89) | 1.40 | 0.46-4.21 | 0.55 | 1.91 | 0.25-14.7 | 0.53 |
LEVEL OF EDUCATION | ||||||||
 Up to secondary* | (51.7) 209 | 6.22 (209) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.10-3.57 | 0.57 |
 Tertiary | (48.3) 195 | 4.62 (195) | 0.73 | 0.30-1.75 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
MARITAL STATUS | ||||||||
 Married | (88.3) 361 | 4.99 (361) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 0.01-271 | 0.89 |
 Never been married | (5.38) 22 | 18.2 (22) | 3.46 | 1.08-11.1 | 0.04 | 10.9 | 0.06-1955 | 0.37 |
 Divorced/Widowed | (6.36) 26 | 7.69 (26) | 1.91 | 0.41-8.79 | 0.41 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
EMPLOYED | ||||||||
 In Employment | (62.7) 257 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Unemployed | (37.3) 153 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EMPLOYMENT TYPE | ||||||||
 Farming and construction | (2.7) 7 | 28.6 (7) | 8.97 | 1.47-54.6 | 0.02 | 15.5 | 0.23-1019 | 0.20 |
 Professional/Administrative | (63.6) 164 | 6.90 (87) | 1.66 | 0.54-5.11 | 0.38 | 0.71 | 0.08-6.02 | 0.75 |
 Trading/other businesses | (33.7) 87 | 4.27 (164) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
INCOME | ||||||||
 Below K3000 | (37.6) 94 | 10.64 (94) | 3.13 | 0.95-10.3 | 0.06 |  |  |  |
 Between K3000 and K5000 | (43.6) 109 | 3.67 (109) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Above K5000 | (18.8) 47 | 2.13 (47) | 0.57 | 0.06-5.25 | 0.62 |  |  |  |
RESIDENCE | ||||||||
 High cost residential area | (18.5) 76 | 3.95 (76) | 0.94 | 0.23-0.13 | 0.93 | 2.84 | 0.20-39.3 | 0.44 |
 Medium cost residential area | (39.2) 161 | 3.73 (161) | 2.30 | 0.64-8.18 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.03-5.77 | 0.50 |
 Low cost residential area | (42.3) 174 | 8.62 (174) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
OBSTETRICAL FACTORS | ||||||||
GESTATIONAL AGE | ||||||||
 First Trimester | (20.5) 84 | 3.57 (84) | 0.68 | 0.18-2.53 | 0.56 |  |  |  |
 Second Trimester | (32.6) 134 | 8.21 (134) | 1.64 | 0.68-4.00 | 0.28 |  |  |  |
 Third Trimester | (47.0) 192 | 5.18 (193) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
PARITY | ||||||||
 No child (first pregnancy) | (64.5) 262 | 4.62 (262) | 1.77 | 0.23-13.9 | 0.59 |  |  |  |
 One child | (29.3) 119 | 9.09 (119) | 0.83 | 0.09-7.80 | 0.87 |  |  |  |
 Two and above | (6.16) 25 | 3.47 (25) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
BEHAVORIAL/LIFESTYLE FACTORS | ||||||||
CONTACT WITH CATS | ||||||||
 Yes | (10.0) 41 | 7.32 (41) | 1.31 | 0.37-4.59 | 0.68 | 7.81 | 0.99-61.8 | 0.05 |
 No | (90.0) 369 | 5.69 (369) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
CONTACT WITH DOGS | ||||||||
 Yes | (22.2) 91 | 6.59 (91) | 1.18 | 0.45-3.07 | 0.73 |  |  |  |
 No | (77.8) 319 | 5.64 (319) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
EATING MEAT | ||||||||
 Yes | (97.6) 401 | 5.99 (401) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 No | (2.43) 10 | 0 (10) | 2.65*10-06 | 0 | 0.99 |  |  |  |
LENGTH OF COOKING MEET | ||||||||
 Under 30 min | (12.6) 49 | 4.08 (49) | 0.62 | 0.14-2.82 | 0.54 |  |  |  |
 Within 30 to 60 min | (55.9) 218 | 6.42 (218) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Within 60 to 120 min | (18.0) 70 | 4.29 (70) | 0.65 | 0.18-2.34 | 0.51 |  |  |  |
 Over 120 min | (13.6) 53 | 3.77 (53) | 0.57 | 0.13-2.60 | 0.47 |  |  |  |
EATING CURED MEAT | ||||||||
 Yes | (87.0) 347 | 5.19 (347) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.02-43.6 | 1.00 |
 No | (13.0) 52 | 11.5 (52) | 2.38 | 0.90-6.32 | 0.08 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
EATING RAW VEGETABLES | ||||||||
 Yes | (81.3) 334 | 5.69 (334) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 No | (18.7) 77 | 6.49 (77) | 1.15 | −4160-0.04 | 0.79 |  |  |  |
DRINKING UNPASTEURIZED MILK | ||||||||
 Yes | (8.76) 36 | 8.33 (36) | 1.53 | 0.43-5.41 | 0.51 |  |  |  |
 No | (91.2) 375 | 5.60 (375) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
CO-INFECTION | ||||||||
HIV STATUS | ||||||||
 Positive | (16.8) 69 | 8.70 (69) | 1.69 | 0.65-4.43 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.04-3.47 | 0.40 |
 Negative | (82.2) 338 | 5.33 (338) | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |