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

Table 3

Bivariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors significantly associated with Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in this present study.

Risk factors	Number tested	% positives	Univariate		Multivariate
			OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Marital status
Married	347	55.0	1.6 (0.4-7.4)	0.525	1.4 (0.3-6.6)	0.640
Single	46	76.1	4.2 (0.8-21.9)	0.085	3.4 (0.6-18.1)	0.149
Separated	7	42.9	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Educational level
No formal education	20	70.0	2.5 (0.9-6.8)	0.076	2.6 (0.9-7.1)	0.066
Primary	27	66.7	2.1 (0.9-5.0)	0.084	2.0 (0.8-4.7)	0.121
Junior high	98	60.2	1.6 (1.0-2.7)	0.067	1.5 (0.9-2.6)	0.107
Senior high	96	63.5	1.9 (1.1-3.1)	0.020	1.8 (1.0-3.0)	0.034
Tertiary	156	48.4	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Owning cats
No	330	55.2	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Yes	70	67.1	1.7 (1.0-2.9)	0.067	1.3 (0.6-2.6)	0.517
Contact with cats
No	306	54.2	1 (reference)		1 (reference)
Yes	94	67.0	1.7 (1.1-2.8)	0.030	1.3 (0.7-2.4)	0.475