High Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Mentally Retarded Patients in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran

Table 1

Demographic features of the mentally retarded patients and relative seropositivity to Toxocara in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran.

Characteristics	Frequency		Positive for anti-Toxocara antibodies		value
	No.	Percent	No.	Percent
Age					0.302
≤10	9	7.7	4	44.4
11–20	30	25.6	9	30
21–30	30	25.9	11	36.7
31–40	32	27.4	5	15.6
>41	16	13.7	4	25
Sex
Male	55	47	10	18.2	0.026
Female	62	53	23	37.1
Retardation type
Severe	76	65	18	23.7	0.196
Profound	41	35	15	36.6
Duration of residency
≤5	44	37.6	14	31.8
6–15	22	18.8	5	22.7
11–15	24	20.5	4	16.7	0.337
16–20	10	8.5	5	50
≥21	17	14.5	5	29.4