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.

VariableUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR95% C.I. ValueOR95% C.I. Value

Pregnancy stage
 1st trimester11
 2nd trimester1.040.27–3.90.9500.690.15–3.100.629
 3rd trimester0.750.33–1.60.4801.020.24–4.330.977
Age groups
 15–24 years (ref.)11
 25–343.751.30–10.70.0143.951.19–13.080.024
 35–492.251.00–5.020.0482.140.85–5.360.103
Working status
 Yes (ref.)1
 No2.160.85–5.520.1071.1780.64–4.910.263
Residence
 Rural (ref.)1
 Urban1.460.47–4.530.5112.880.61–13.670.182
Washing kitchen daily
 Yes (Ref.)1
 No1.960.87–4.430.1042.250.92–4.470.740
Eating raw or undercooked minced meat
 No (Ref.)1
 Yes2.010.17–22.80.572
Eating outside of the home
 No (Ref.)1
 Yes3.50.44–27.40.2373.630.41–32.30.249

Hosmer and LemeshowTest, Chi square = 6.253, value = 0.66.