Predictors of Toxoplasma gondii IgG Seropositivity and Cranial Ultrasound Patterns among Children with Hydrocephalus

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristic risk factors associated with T. gondii seropositivity among 125 enrolled infants and their mothers.

Factors	Toxoplasma seroprevalence		Bivariate RR [95% CI]	value
	IgG Pos (%)	IgG Neg (%)
Age
Neonates	8 (26.7)	22 (73.3)
Early infancy	12 (25.0)	36 (75)	1.0 [0.8–1.2]	0.867
Late infancy	9 (19.2)	38 (80.9)	0.9 [0.8–1.1]	0.450
Gender
Female	9 (18.4)	40 (81.6)
Male	20 (26.3)	56 (73.7)	1.1 [0.9–1.3]	0.306
Order of birth
2^nd-4^th born	6 (11.3)	47 (88.7)
1^st born	10 (27.0)	27 (73.0)	1.2 [1.0–1.3]	0.076
5^th born and above	13 (37.1)	22 (62.9)	1.3 [1.0–1.5]	0.004
Residence
Rural	17 (22.4)	59 (77.6)
Urban	12 (24.5)	37 (75.5)	1.0 [0.9–1.2]	0.785
Education
Incomplete	10 (30.3)	23 (69.7)
Primary	13 (18.3)	58 (81.7)	0.9 [0.7–1.1]	0.179
Secondary and above	6 (28.6)	15 (71.4)	0.9 [0.8–1.2]	0.884
Occupation
Unemployed	4 (22.2)	14 (77.8)
Peasants	18 (21.4)	66 (78.6)	1.0 [0.8–1.2]	0.943
Employed	7 (30.4)	16 (69.6)	1.1 [0.8–1.4]	0.540
Marital status
Not married	4 (25.0)	12 (75.0)
Married	25 (22.9)	84 (77.06)	1.0 [0.8–1.2]	0.856
Maternal age
<35 yrs	25 (21.7)	90 (78.3)
>35 yrs	4 (40.0)	6 (60.0)	1.2 [0.9–1.6]	0.190
Maternal (S)
No	24 (26.1)	68 (73.9)
Yes	5 (15.2)	28 (84.9)	0.9 [0.8–1.1]	0.202
Animal keeping
No	9 (19.2)	38 (80.1)
Yes	20 (25.6)	58 (74.4)	1.1 [0.9–1.2]	0.407
Hand washing
No	3 (18.8)	13 (81.3)
Yes	26 (23.9)	83 (76.2)	1.1 [0.8–1.3]	0.654
Type of latrines
Latrines	19 (23.8)	61 (76.3)
Bush/dustbin	10 (22.2)	35 (77.8)	1.0 [0.8–1.2]	0.847

Mothers/guardians’ characteristics.