Table 1 Sero-prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibody in relation to socio-demographic characteristics of the study subjects, Addis Ababa, 2007.

Residence

   Rural

24 (7.3)

24 (100)

0.15

   Urban

306 (92.7)

273 (89.2)

Sex

   Male

156 (47.3)

146 (93.6)

0.04

   Female

174 (52.7)

151 (86.8)

Age (years)

   17-24

106 (32.1)

87 (82.1)

0.003

   25-34

132 (40.0)

122 (92.4)

   ≥ 35

92 (27.9)

88 (95.7)

Marital status

   Married

112 (33.9)

105 (93.8)

0.07

   Single

167 (50.6)

144 (86.2)

Divorced/Widowed

51 (15.5)

48 (94.1)

Religion

   Christian

286 (86.7)

254 (88.8)

0.10

   Muslim

44 (13.3)

43 (97.7)

Ethnicity

   Amhara

148 (44.8)

131 (88.5)

0.70

   Oromo

94 (28.5)

84 (89.4)

   Gurage

55 (16.7)

51 (92.7)

   Other

33 (10.0)

31 (93.9)

Occupation

Gov't/private employee

82 (24.8)

75 (91.5)

0.17

Housewife/house maid

56 (17.0)

51 (91.1)

   Student

59 (17.9)

48 (81.4)

   Merchant

40 (12.1)

38 (95.0)

   No work

93 (28.2)

85 (91.4)

Educational status Educational stat

   Illiterate

37 (11.2)

36 (97.3)

0.09

   Primary school

117 (35.5)

108 (92.3)

   Secondary school and above

176 (53.3)

153 (86.9)