Research Article
Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii amongst Pregnant Women in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis of IgG related factors.
| Variable | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | OR | 95% C.I. | Value | OR | 95% C.I. | Value |
| Pregnancy stage | | | | | | | 1st trimester | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2nd trimester | 1.04 | 0.27–3.9 | 0.950 | 0.69 | 0.15–3.10 | 0.629 | 3rd trimester | 0.75 | 0.33–1.6 | 0.480 | 1.02 | 0.24–4.33 | 0.977 | Age groups | | | | | | | 15–24 years (ref.) | 1 | | | 1 | | | 25–34 | 3.75 | 1.30–10.7 | 0.014 | 3.95 | 1.19–13.08 | 0.024 | 35–49 | 2.25 | 1.00–5.02 | 0.048 | 2.14 | 0.85–5.36 | 0.103 | Working status | | | | | | | Yes (ref.) | 1 | | | | | | No | 2.16 | 0.85–5.52 | 0.107 | 1.178 | 0.64–4.91 | 0.263 | Residence | | | | | | | Rural (ref.) | 1 | | | | | | Urban | 1.46 | 0.47–4.53 | 0.511 | 2.88 | 0.61–13.67 | 0.182 | Washing kitchen daily | | | | | | | Yes (Ref.) | 1 | | | | | | No | 1.96 | 0.87–4.43 | 0.104 | 2.25 | 0.92–4.47 | 0.740 | Eating raw or undercooked minced meat | | | | | | | No (Ref.) | 1 | | | | | | Yes | 2.01 | 0.17–22.8 | 0.572 | — | — | — | Eating outside of the home | | | | | | | No (Ref.) | 1 | | | | | | Yes | 3.5 | 0.44–27.4 | 0.237 | 3.63 | 0.41–32.3 | 0.249 |
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Hosmer and LemeshowTest, Chi square = 6.253, value = 0.66.
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