Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Pregnant Women in Kumasi: A Cross-Sectional Study at a District-Level Hospital, Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic factors and Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence.

Variable	T. gondii seroprevalence		, df	value
	Negative (171); (%)	Positive (229); (%)
Age (years)			0.97, 2	0.616
20-29	73 (42.7)	109 (47.6)
30-39	91 (53.2)	112 (48.9)
40 and above	7 (4.1)	8 (3.5)
Parity			1.02, 4	0.907
0	70 (40.9)	88 (38.4)
1	34 (20.5)	56 (24.9)
2	41 (24.7)	53 (23.5)
3	18 (10.8)	24 (10.6)
>3	7 (4.2)	9 (4.0)
Marital status			7.95, 2	0.019
Married	156 (91.2)	191 (83.4)
Single	11 (6.4)	35 (15.3)
Separated	4 (2.3)	3 (1.3)
Educational level			9.27, 4	0.049
Primary	9 (5.3)	18 (7.9)
Junior high	39 (22.8)	59 (25.8)
Senior high	35 (20.5)	61 (26.6)
Tertiary	82 (48.0)	77 (33.6)
No formal education	6 (3.5)	14 (6.1)
Income ()			1.13, 2	0.588
Low income (<$100 per month)	66 (58.4)	101 (64.7)
Middle income ($100-400 per month)	46 (40.7)	54 (34.6)
High income (>$400 per month)	1 (0.9)	1 (0.6)
Occupation			4.17, 4	0.384
Unskilled	44 (25.7)	76 (33.2)
Skilled	33 (19.3)	39 (17.0)
Self-employed	35 (20.5)	40 (17.5)
Professional	38 (22.2)	40 (17.5)
Unemployed	21 (12.3)	34 (14.8)
Family size ()			2.08, 2	0.353
1-3	89 (56.7)	102 (50.0)
4-6	64 (40.8)	93 (45.6)
>6	4 (2.5)	9 (4.4)