Seroprevalence of Gestational and Neonatal Toxoplasmosis as well as Risk Factors in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Table 1

Sociodemographic, obstetric, clinical, and exposure factors.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age group (years)	15-24	88	29.3
	25-34	165	55
	35-44	47	15.7
Education	No formal education	3	1.0
	Primary	20	6.7
	Secondary	216	72
	Tertiary	61	20.3
Marital status	Single	147	49
	Married	81	27
	Concubine	72	24
Household income (FCFA)	<50,000	80	26.7
	50,000-100,000	186	62
	>100,000	34	11.3
Profession	Civil servant	15	5.0
	Private sector	47	15.7
	Self-employed	80	26.7
	Student	74	24.7
	Unemployed	84	28.0
HIV status	Positive	27	9.0
	Negative	257	85.7
	Unknown	16	5.3
ANC visits	Less than 4 visits	94	31.3
	4 or more visits	206	68.7
Gravidity	Primigravida (0-1)	79	26.3
	Multigravida [2–4]	164	54.7
	Grandmultigravida (>4)	57	19
Parity	Primipara	134	44.7
	Multipara	166	55.3
History of stillbirth	Yes	15	5
	No	285	95
History of abortion	Yes	97	32.5
	No	203	67.5
Consuming bushmeat	Yes	176	58.7
	No	124	41.3
Habit of eating “soya”	Yes	264	88
	No	36	12
Always disinfecting vegetables/and fruits	Yes	257	85.7
	No	43	14.3
Drinking water source	Treated	271	90.3
	Untreated/mixed	29	9.7
Farm work	Yes	59	19.7
	No	149	80.3
Presence of cats at home	Yes	66	22
	No	234	78
Presence of cats in neighbourhood	Yes	86	33.2
	No	173	66.8