Latent Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Associated Risk Factors among HIV-Infected Individuals at Arba Minch Hospital, South Ethiopia
Table 2
Factors associated with T. gondii infection in the study participants, Arba Minch Hospital, 2013.
Characteristics
Seroprevalence
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Positive (%)
Negative (%)
Age group (years)
≤24
11 (61.1)
7 (38.9)
1
1
25–34
48 (90.6)
5 (9.4)
6.109 (1.630–22.903)
6.266 (1.479–26.539)*
35–44
58 (90.6)
6 (9.4)
6.152 (1.733–21.832)
7.176 (1.675–30.748)*
≥45
33 (94.3)
2 (5.7)
10.500 (1.893–58.242)
7.205 (1.040–49.932)*
Sex
Male
53 (86.9)
8 (13.1)
0.820 (0.315–2.130)
Female
97 (89.0)
12 (11.0)
1
Place of residence
Urban
129 (87.8)
18 (12.2)
1
Rural
21 (91.3)
2 (8.7)
1.465 (0.317–6.779)
Educational status
Illiterate
36 (83.7)
7 (16.3)
0.586 (0.217–1.582)
Literate
114 (89.8)
13 (10.2)
1
Habit of eating raw meat
No
25 (69.4)
11 (30.6)
1
1
Yes
125 (93.3)
9 (6.7)
6.111 (2.294–16.283)
4.361 (1.409–13.496)*
Eating raw vegetable or fruits
No
70 (87.5)
10 (12.5)
1
Yes
80 (88.9)
10 (11.1)
1.143 (0.449–2.906)
Presence of cat(s) at home
No
107 (86.3)
17 (13.7)
1
1
Yes
43 (93.5)
3 (6.5)
2.277 (0.635–8.169)
3.417 (0.743–15.717)
Farming/gardening activity
No
78 (83.9)
15 (16.1)
1
1
Yes
72 (93.5)
5 (6.5)
2.769 (0.958–8.006)
4.051 (1.112–14.758)*
Source of drinking water
Well
13 (76.5)
4 (23.5)
0.380 (0.110–1.304)
0.237 (0.048–1.165)
Pipe
137 (89.5)
16 (10.5)
1
1
History of blood transfusion
No
140 (88.1)
19 (11.9)
1
Yes
10 (90.9)
1 (9.1)
1.357 (0.164–11.202)
CD4+ T-lymphocyte count per L ()
<200
11 (84.6)
2 (15.4)
0.650 (0.130–3.260)
≥200
110 (89.4)
13 (10.6)
1
Variables significant by the multivariate analysis. AOR: adjusted odds ratio, adjusted for other variables in the table; CI: confidence interval; COR: crude odds ratio.
