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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis on sero-prevalence of T. gondii among study participants Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

From: Sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors among psychiatric outpatients attending University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Presence of IgG

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

P value

Yes

No

Sex

 Male

42 (23.6%)

136 (76.4%)

0.836(.495–1.411)

  

 Female

34 (27.0%)

92 (73.0%)

1

  

Age

  ≤ 20

7 (38.9%)

11 (61.1%)

2.071(.766–5.600)

  

 21–40

55 (23.5%)

179 (76.5%)

1.727(.559–5.339)

  

  ≥ 41

14 (26.9%)

38 (73.1%)

1

  

Resident

 Urban

33 (29.5%)

79 (70.5%)

1.447(.853–2.457)

0.697(.334–1.455)

0.337

 Rural

43 (22.4%)

149 (77.6%)

1

1

 

Occupation

 Student

20 (31.2%)

44 (68.8%)

2.000(.976–4.099)

  

 Government

20 (18.5%)

88 (81.5%)

0.955(.380–2.395)

  

 Daily labor

10 (32.2%)

21 (67.7%)

1.054(.509–2.181)

  

 Farmer

22 (30.1%)

51 (69.9%)

7.727(.961–62.156)

  

 Merchant

1 (5.6%)

17 (94.4%)

1.061(.248–4.531)

  

 Other

3 (30%)

7 (70%)

1

  

Level of education

21 (32.3%)

44 (67.7%)

1.145(.517–2.538)

  

 Illiterate

15 (29.4%)

36 (70.6%)

1.273(.548–2.957)

  

 Elementary

12 (27.3%)

32 (72.7%)

1.977 (1.018–3.840)

  

 Secondary

28 (19.4%)

116 (80.6%)

1

  

 Certificate

     

Cat owner

 Yes

56 (39.4%)

86 (60.6%)

4.623 (2.598–8.229)

2.862 (1.445–5.666)

0.003*

 No

20 (12.3%)

142 (87.7%)

1

1

 

Clean up cat excretion

 Yes

33 (55.9%)

26 (44.1%)

5.962 (3.239–10.977)

2.966 (1.317–2.652)

0.007*

 No

43 (17.6%)

202 (82.4%)

1

  

Raw meat consumption

 Yes

36 (30.5%)

82 (69.5%)

1.602(.948–2.710)

1.445(.787–2.652)

0.235

 No

40 (21.5%)

146 (78.5%)

1

1

 

Raw vegetable consumption

 Yes

39 (23.5%)

127 (76.5%)

0.838(.498–1.410)

  

 No

37 (26.8%)

101 (73.2%)

1

  

Farming

 Yes

43 (34.7%)

81 (65.3%)

2.365 (1.394–4.012)

2.058 (1.018–4.163)

0.045*

 No

33 (18.3%)

147 (81.7%)

1

1

 

History of blood transfusion

 Yes

9 (31.0%)

20 (69.0%)

1.397(.607–3.215)

  

 No

67 (24.4%)

208 (75.6%)

1

  

Habit of chat chewing

 Yes

14 (29.8%)

33 (70.2%)

1.334 (1.671–2.653)

  

 No

62 (24.1%)

195 (75.9%)

1

  
  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, *statistically significant at P < 0.05 **statistically significant at P < 0.01