Research Article
Seroprevalence of Gestational and Neonatal Toxoplasmosis as well as Risk Factors in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Table 3
Risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence (Toxoplasma IgG antibody) among pregnant women in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
| | Factors | Category | Crude odd ratio (COR) 95% CI | value | Adjusted odd ratio (AOR) 95% CI | value |
| | Age (years) | 15-24 | 2.866 (1.085-7.570) | 0.034 | 4.649 (1.430-15.112) | 0.011 | | 25-34 | 1.644 (0.642-4.207) | 0.300 | 2.597 (0.899-7.503) | 0.078 | | 35-44 | — | — | — | — |
| | Educational status | No formal education | 000 | 0.999 | 000 | 0.999 | | Primary | 4.154 (1.239-13.930) | 0.021 | 3.940 (1.048-14.817) | 0.042 | | Secondary | 2.324 (0.995-5.428) | 0.051 | 2.234 (0.907-5.500) | 0.080 | | Tertiary | — | — | — | — |
| | Household income | <50,000FCFA | 1.463 (0.557-3.842) | 0.440 | 0.769 (0.259-2.285) | 0.636 | | 50,000-100,000FCFA | 0.894 (0.360-2.219) | 0.809 | 0.549 (0.202-1.490) | 0.239 | | >100,000FCFA | — | — | — | — |
| | Parity | Primipara (0-1) | 1.120 (0.643-1.949) | 0.689 | 0.758 (0.391-1.468) | 0.411 | | Multipara [2–4] | — | — | — | — |
| | History of stillbirth | Yes | 0.383 (0.131-1.120) | 0.080 | 0.206 (0.054-0.778) | 0.020 | | No | — | — | — | — |
| | Presence of cats at home | Yes | 0.950 (0.477-1.891) | 0.883 | 1.416 (0.643-3.122) | 0.388 | | No | — | — | — | — |
| | Presence of cats and/or other animals in the neighbourhood | Yes | 1.675 (0.885-3.171) | 0.113 | 1.481 (0.751-2.919) | 0.257 | | No | — | — | — | — |
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