Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Associated Risk Factors among People Living with HIV at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among study participants at Gondar University Hospital from November 2012 to April 2013.

Characteristics	T. gondii
	Positive (%)	Negative (%)
Age of the respondents
<18	15 (11.5)	5 (12.5)
18–30	34 (26.2)	14 (35.0)
31–40	50 (38.5)	11 (27.5)
41–50	23 (17.7)	9 (22.5)
>50	8 (6.2)	1 (2.5)
Sex
Female	71 (54.6)	25 (62.5)
Male	59 (45.4)	15 (37.5)
Residency
Urban	119 (91.5)	36 (90.0)
Rural	11 (8.5)	4 (10.0)
Religion
Orthodox	115 (88.5)	37 (92.5)
Muslim	13 (10.0)	3 (7.5)
Protestant	2 (1.5)	0 (0.0)
Marital status
Single	28 (21.5)	11 (27.5)
Married	55 (42.3)	19 (47.5)
Divorced	26 (20.0)	7 (17.5)
Window	21 (16.2)	3 (7.5)
Educational status
Illiterate	41 (31.5)	9 (22.5)
Primary education	42 (32.3)	16 (40.0)
Secondary and above	47 (36.2)	15 (37.5)
Occupation
Govt. employee	33 (25.4)	9 (22.5)
Housewife	24 (18.5)	12 (30.0)
Student	13 (10)	6 (15.0)
Merchant	16 (12.3)	6 (15.0)
Daily laborer	30 (23.1)	6 (15.0)
Farmer	10 (7.7)	0 (0.0)
Other	4 (3.1)	1 (2.5)
ART
Pre-ART	26 (20.0)	7 (17.5)
On ART	104 (80.0)	33 (82.5)
CD4+ lymphocyte count
<200 cells/mm^3	23 (17.7)	4 (10.0)
200–349 cells/mm^3	28 (21.5)	12 (30.0)
≥350 cells/mm^3	79 (60.8)	24 (60.0)
Do you have contact with the cat?
Yes	35 (26.9)	10 (25.0)
No	95 (73.1)	30 (75.0)
Do you have contact with the dog?
Yes	22 (16.9)	5 (12.5)
No	108 (83.1)	35 (87.5)
Source of water for drinking
Pipe water	123 (94.6)	38 (95.0)
River	3 (2.3)	2 (5.0)
Well	3 (2.3)	0 (0.0)
Other	1 (0.8)	0 (0.0)
Do you boil the water before drinking
Yes	5 (3.8)	4 (10.0)
No	125 (96.2)	36 (90.0)
Raw meat consumption
Yes	40 (30.8)	12 (30.0)
No	90 (69.2)	28 (70.0)