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Table 2 Association of possible risk factors for L. monocytogenes infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Mekelle Hospital and Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia [Feb–May, 2016]

From: Prevalence and drug resistance pattern of Listeria monocytogenes among pregnant women in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Total

L. monocytogenes

P-value

COR (95% CI)

Positive

Negative

Gestational age

 1st trimester

65

6 (9.2)

59 (90.8)

0.709

0.73 (0.14–3.85)

 2nd trimester

47

4 (8.5)

43 (91.5)

0.8

0.8 (0.14–4.65)

 3rd trimester

29

2 (6.9)

27 (93.1)

 

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Frequently feeding habit

 Packed meat

  Yes

1

0

1 (100)

1.0

1.515E8 (0.00)

  No

140

12 (8.6)

128 (91.4)

 

1

 Fish

  Yes

6

0

6 (100)

0.999

1.576EB (0.00)

  No

135

12 (8.9)

123 (91.1)

 

1

 Uncooked vegetables

  Yes

136

12 (8.2)

124 (91.8)

0.999

0.00 (0.00)

  No

5

0

5 (100)

 

1

 Unpasteurized milk

  Yes

118

8 (6.8)

110 (93.2)

0.108

2.9 (0.79–10.57)

  No

23

4 (17.4)

19 (82.6)

 

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