Research Article
Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Healthy Blood Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Sonora, Mexico
Table 3
Bivariate analysis of selected putative risk factors for infection with T. gondii in blood donors.
| Characteristic | Subjects tested | Prevalence of T. gondii infection | value | Number | Number | % |
| Cats in the neighborhood | | | | | Yes | 265 | 39 | 14.7 | 0.31 | No | 143 | 16 | 11.2 |
| Cleaning cat excrement | | | | | Yes | 42 | 10 | 23.8 | 0.03 | No | 366 | 45 | 12.3 |
| Pork meat consumption | | | | | Yes | 269 | 39 | 14.5 | 0.40 | No | 139 | 16 | 11.5 |
| Sheep meat consumption | | | | | Yes | 24 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.22 | No | 384 | 54 | 14.1 |
| Pigeon meat consumption | | | | | Yes | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.25 | No | 406 | 54 | 13.3 |
| Duck meat consumption | | | | | Yes | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.25 | No | 406 | 54 | 13.3 |
| Quail meat consumption | | | | | Yes | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.44 | No | 404 | 54 | 13.4 |
| Venison consumption | | | | | Yes | 40 | 3 | 7.5 | 0.24 | No | 368 | 52 | 14.1 |
| Iguana meat consumption | | | | | Yes | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.25 | No | 406 | 54 | 13.3 |
| Fish consumption | | | | | Yes | 244 | 39 | 16.0 | 0.07 | No | 164 | 16 | 9.8 |
| Alcohol consumption | | | | | Yes | 171 | 23 | 13.5 | 0.98 | No | 237 | 32 | 13.5 |
| Tobacco consumption | | | | | Yes | 61 | 14 | 23.0 | 0.01 | No | 347 | 41 | 11.8 |
| Drug use | | | | | Yes | 45 | 10 | 22.2 | 0.06 | No | 363 | 45 | 12.4 |
| Soil contact | | | | | Yes | 61 | 11 | 18.0 | 0.25 | No | 347 | 44 | 12.7 |
| Washing hands before eating | | | | | Yes | 390 | 50 | 12.8 | 0.08 | No | 18 | 5 | 27.8 |
| Floor at home | | | | | Ceramic or wood | 204 | 26 | 12.7 | 0.03 | Concrete | 203 | 28 | 13.8 | Soil | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
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