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Table 3 Simple logistic regression with suspected variables

From: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM antibodies and associated risk factors in women of child-bearing age in Njinikom, NW Cameroon

Variable

No of subjects tested (n,  %), N = 178

Odd ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Age (years)

0.67

15–21

20 (11.2)

1.2

>21

158 (88.8)

(0.48–3.11)

Education

0.53

Yes

167 (93.8)

0.67

No

11 (6.2)

(0.19–2.37)

Marital status

0.84

Married

96 (53.9)

1.06

Unmarried

82 (46.1)

(0.59–1.92)

House floor type

0.79

Cemented

68 (38.2)

1.0848

Not cemented

110 (61.8)

(0.5922–1.9873)

Residential area

0.81

Rural

9 (5.1)

1.1782

Urban

169 (94.9)

(0.3058–4.5397)

Pregnancy status

0.25

Yes

90 (50.6)

0.8522

No

88 (49.4)

(0.6469–1.1225)

HIV status

0.88

Yes

90 (50.6)

0.9574

No

88 (49.4)

(0.5318–1.7238)

Cat ownership

0.91

Yes

10 (5.6)

0.9310

 

No

168 (94.4)

(0.2599–3.3352)

Contact with cats

0.31

Yes

54 (30.3)

1.3920

No

124 (69.7)

(0.73–2.65)

Consumption of raw or undercooked meat

0.01*

Yes

106 (59.6)

2.18

No

72 (40.4)

(1.17–4.02)

Consumption of raw unwashed vegetables or fruits

0.01*

Yes

117 (65.7)

2.08

No

61 (34.3)

(1.11–3.89)

Consumption of raw milk

0.81

Yes

9 (5.1)

1.1782

No

169 (94.9)

(0.3058–4.5397)

  1. * p < 5 %: statistical significance; OR > 1 and OR < 1: association of variable with toxoplasmosis