Research Article
Toxoplasma gondii in Blood Donors: A Study in Boyer-Ahmad County, Southwest Iran
Table 1
Risk factors analysis of seropositivity to toxoplasmosis among blood donors in southwest Iran.
| Variables | Frequency (number) | Seropositivity (%) | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | value |
| Blood transfusion | | | | | Yes | 8 | 37.5 | 3.09 (0.714–13.407) | 0.135 | No | 277 | 16.2 | 1 | | Place of residence | | | | 0.602 | City | 203 | 17.5 | 1.257 (0.618–2.559) | | Village | 82 | 14.6 | 1 | | Eating of semicooked meat | | | | 0.007 | Yes | 157 | 22.30 | 2.538 (1.278–5.038) | | No | 128 | 10.15 | 1 | | Contact with cat | | | | 0.841 | Yes | 51 | 15.6 | 0.902 (0.394–2.065) | | No | 234 | 20.51 | | | Taking immunosuppressive drugs | | | | 0.199 | Yes | 5 | 40 | 3.391 (.551–20.866) | | No | 280 | 16-4 | | | Contact with soil | | | | 0.001 | Yes | 61 | 47.5 | 9.778 (4.914–19.457) | | No | 224 | 8.5 | | | Job | | | | 0.040 | Employees | 112 | 25 | 1 | | Other business | 81 | 16 | 1.744 | | Student | 24 | 4 | 7.667 | | Farmer and rancher | 55 | 9.09 | 3.333 | | Unemployed | 13 | 7.70 | 4.000 | | Educational level | | | | 0.592 | Secondary level and below | 56 | 17.86 | 1.049 (0.469–2.348) | | High-school level | 89 | 13.5 | 1.463 (0.696–3.075) | | University level | 140 | 18.6 | 1 | | Blood group | | | | 0.285 | A | 88 | 13.6 | 1.715 (0.812–3.621) | | B | 57 | 15.8 | 1.444 (0.628–3.324) | | AB | 18 | 5.5 | 4.604 (0.585–36.226) | | O | 122 | 21.3 | 1 | | Washing vegetables with antiseptic materials | | | | 0.587 | Yes | 73 | 19.7 | 1 | | No | 212 | 16.03 | 1.242 (.624–2.473) | | Awareness about toxoplasmosis | | | | 0.702 | Yes | 10 | 10 | 0.539 (0.067–4.357) | | No | 275 | 17.1 | 1 | |
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