Research Article
Toxoplasmosis—Awareness and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of Malakand Region, Pakistan
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women of Malakand region, the northwestern part of Pakistan (
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| | Demographic variable | N | Knowledge category (%) | Knowledge score | X2 | value | | | Poor | Moderate | Good |
| | Overall | | 237 | 70 (29.5) | 93 (39.2) | 74 (31.2) | | | | | Age (years) | <18 | 28 | 5 (17.8) | 12 (42.8) | 11 (39.2) | | 2.233 | 0.3274 | | >18 | 209 | 65 (31.1) | 81 (38.7) | 63 (30.1) | | | | | Ability to read and write | Literate | 67 | 16 (23.8) | 32 (47.7) | 19 (28.3) | | 2.985 | 0.2248 | | Illiterate | 170 | 54 (31.7) | 61 (35.8) | 55 (32.3) | | | | | Number of children | 1 | 24 | 10 (41.6) | 8 (33.3) | 6 (25) | | 27.10 | <0.0001 | | >1 | 127 | 31 (24.4) | 39 (30.7) | 57 (44.8) | | | | | None | 86 | 29 (33.7) | 46 (53.4) | 11 (12.7) | | | | | Gestational age (trimester) | First | 46 | 15 (32.6) | 19 (41.3) | 12 (26.0) | | 1.595 | 0.8097 | | Second | 133 | 41 (30.8) | 50 (37.5) | 42 (31.5) | | | | | Third | 58 | 14 (24.1) | 24 (41.3) | 20 (34.4) | | | | | History of miscarriage/abortion | Yes | 147 | 46 (31.2) | 60 (40.8) | 41 (27.8) | | 2.026 | 0.3631 | | No | 90 | 24 (26.6) | 33 (36.6) | 33 (36.6) | | | |
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