A Case-Control Seroprevalence Survey of Toxoplasmosis in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Subjects in Kazeroon and Jahrom Districts in Fars Province, Southern Iran
Table 2
Sociodemographic and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence among hemodialysis patients in Jahrom city.
Characteristic
IgG (case group)
value
IgG (control group)
value
Positive
Negative
Positive
Negative
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Frequency
%
Gender
Male
14
26.4
39
73.6
0.599
6
15
34
85
0.742
Female
5
21.7
17
78.3
4
11.4
31
88.6
Married
No
0
0
6
100
0.327
1
16.7
5
83.3
1
Yes
19
27.5
50
72.5
9
13
60
87
Age (year)
<20
0
0
1
100
0.596
0
0
1
100
0.539
21-30
1
50
1
50
0
0
1
100
31-40
0
0
1
100
1
11.1
8
88.9
41-50
3
37.5
5
62.5
0
0
16
100
51-60
3
13.6
19
86.4
5
23.8
16
76.2
61-70
4
21.1
15
78.9
2
12.5
14
87.5
>70
8
36.4
14
63.6
2
18.2
9
81.8
Education
Illiterate
7
29.2
17
70.8
0.666
3
7.3
38
92.7
0.723
Primary school
4
17.4
19
82.6
5
45.5
6
54.5
Secondary school
1
20
4
80
0
0
10
100
Diploma
5
29.4
12
70.6
1
12.5
7
87.5
College
2
33.3
4
66.7
1
20
4
80
Occupation
Housewife
3
15.8
16
84.2
0.088
3
9.1
30
90.9
0.452
Self-employed
16
32
34
68
4
13.8
25
86.2
Employee
0
0
6
100
3
23.1
10
76.9
Residence
Urban
15
30.6
34
69.4
0.110
6
11.3
47
88.7
0.467
Rural
4
15.4
22
84.6
4
18.2
18
81.8
Statistically significant difference ( value of <0.05).
