A Case-Control Seroprevalence Survey of Toxoplasmosis in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Subjects in Kazeroon and Jahrom Districts in Fars Province, Southern Iran
Table 1
Sociodemographic and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence among hemodialysis patients in Kazeroon city.
Characteristic
IgG (case group)
value
IgG (control group)
value
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Gender
Male
10
22.2
35
77.8
0.333
6
15
34
85
0.742
Female
4
13.3
26
86.7
4
11.4
31
88.6
Married
No
0
0
12
100
0.107
1
16.7
5
83.3
1
Yes
14
22.2
49
77.8
9
13
60
87
Age (year)
<20
0
0
3
100
0.568
0
0
1
100
0.539
21-30
1
33.3
2
66.7
0
0
1
100
31-40
0
0
4
100
1
11.1
8
88.9
41-50
0
0
7
100
0
0
16
100
51-60
4
17.4
19
82.6
5
23.8
16
76.2
61-70
7
25.9
20
74.1
2
12.5
14
87.5
>70
2
25
6
75
2
18.2
9
81.8
Education
Illiterate
4
13.3
26
86.7
0.654
3
7.3
38
92.7
0.723
Primary school
1
7.1
13
92.9
5
45.5
6
54.5
Secondary school
4
21.1
15
78.9
0
0
10
100
Diploma
5
50
5
50
1
12.5
7
87.5
College
0
0
2
100
1
20
4
80
Occupation
Housewife
5
15.2
28
84.8
0.573
3
9.1
30
90.9
0.452
Self-employed
9
22.5
31
77.5
4
13.8
25
86.2
Employee
0
0
2
100
3
23.1
10
76.9
Residence
Urban
12
26.7
33
73.3
0.029
6
11.3
47
88.7
0.467
Rural
2
6.7
28
93.3
4
18.2
18
81.8
Statistically significant difference ( value of <0.05).
