Detection of Anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM Antibodies and Associated Risk Factors during Pregnancy in Southwest Iran

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and risk factors related to IgG (latent) and IgM (acute) seroprevalence of T. gondii in pregnant women in Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran, from Oct. to Dec. 2019. value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference in seroprevalence between the categories within each characteristic.

Characteristic	Number tested (percent of total tested)	IgG positive	value	IgM positive	value	Total
		Number (percent)		Number (percent)		Number (percent)
Total	88 (100%)	29 (32.95%)		1 (1.13%)		30 (34.09%)
Age
10-20	15 (17.04%)	3 (20%)	0.711	0 (0%)	0.775	3 (20%)
21-30	42 (47.72%)	15 (35.71%)		1 (2.38%)		16 (38.09%)
31-40	26 (29.54%)	9 (34.61%)		0 (0%)		9 (34.61%)
41-50	5 (5.68%)	2 (40%)		0 (0%)		2 (40%)
Residence
Urban	56 (63.63%)	17 (30.35%)	0.493	0 (0%)	0.364	17 (30.35%)
Rural	32 (36.37%)	12 (37.50%)		1 (3.12%)		13 (40.62%)
Education level
Diploma or lower	59 (67.05%)	22 (37.28%)	0.217	1 (1.69%)	0.481	23 (38.98%)
University degree	29 (32.95%)	7 (24.13%)		0 (0%)		7 (24.13%)
Contact with cat
Yes	39 (44.31%)	15 (38.46%)	0.327	1 (2.56%)	0.443	16 (41.02%)
No	49 (55.69%)	14 (28.57%)		0 (0%)		14 (28.57%)
Consumption of raw/undercooked meat
Yes	34 (38.63%)	17 (50%)	0.007	1 (2.94%)	0.386	18 (52.94%)
No	54 (61.37%)	12 (22.22%)		0 (0%)		12 (22.22%)
Source of drinking water
Purified water	65 (73.87%)	18 (27.69%)	0.077	0 (0%)	0.75	18 (27.69%)
Unpurified water	23 (26.13%)	11 (47.82%)		1 (4.34%)		12 (52.17%)
Reason for referral
Routine checkup	78 (88.63%)	25 (32.05%)	0.724	0 (0%)	0.898	25 (32.05%)
Abortion	10 (11.36%)	4 (40%)		1 (1.13%)		5 (50%)
History of abortion
Yes	20 (22.73%)	11 (55%)	0.017	1 (5%)	0.277	12 (60%)
No	68 (77.27%)	18 (26.47%)		0 (0%)		18 (26.47%)