Research Article
Seroprevalence of Fasciola sp. and Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Rural and Urban Inhabitants of Jolfa County, Northwest Iran
Table 2
Odds ratios and
values estimated for
T. gondii seropositivity among different demographic variables in the studied population.
| | Variable | Anti-T. gondii IgG | Total | OR | 95% CI | | | Negative | Positive |
| | Sex | | | | | | | | Female | 191 (54.3%) | 161 (45.7%) | 352 | 1.075 | 0.775-1.491 | 0.665 | | Male | 139 (56%) | 109 (44%) | 248 | 1 | | | Residential | | | | | | | | Urban | 221 (60.4%) | 145 (39.6%) | 366 | 1 | | 0.001 | | Rural | 109 (46.6%) | 125 (53.4%) | 234 | 1.748 | 1.255-2.435 | | Soil contact | | | | | | | | No | 223 (59.8%) | 150 (40.2%) | 373 | 1 | | 0.003 | | Yes | 107 (47.1%) | 120 (52.9%) | 227 | 1.667 | 1.195-2.326 | | Occupation | | | | | | | | Student | 73 (80.2%) | 18 (19.8%) | 91 | 0.293 | 0.154-0.557 | <0.001 | | Housewife | 121 (48.8%) | 127 (51.2%) | 248 | 1.246 | 0.789-1.970 | 0.346 | | Jobless | 18 (66.7%) | 9 (33.3%) | 27 | 0.594 | 0.244-1.442 | 0.250 | | Farmer | 43 (46.7%) | 49 (53.3%) | 92 | 1.353 | 0.772-2.372 | 0.291 | | Employee | 18 (48.6%) | 19 (51.4%) | 37 | 1.253 | 0.592-2.655 | 0.555 | | Self-employed | 57 (54.3%) | 48 (45.7%) | 105 | Constant | — | | | Washing vegetables | | | | | | | | Water | 330 (55.2%) | 268 (44.8%) | 598 | — | | 0.202 | | Disinfectant | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 2 | — | | | | Education | | | | | | | | Illiterate | 86 (48%) | 93 (52%) | 179 | 1.830 | 1.038-3.225 | 0.037 | | Primary school | 93 (65%) | 50 (35%) | 144 | 0.900 | 0.497-1.630 | 0.729 | | Guidance school | 49 (52.1%) | 45 (47.9%) | 94 | 1.554 | 0.826-2.923 | 0.171 | | High school | 57 (50.4%) | 56 (49.6%) | 113 | 1.663 | 0.904-3.057 | 0.102 | | University | 44 (62.9%) | 26 (37.1%) | 70 | Constant | — | 0.033 | | Total | 329 (54.9%) | 270 (45.1%) | 600 | | | |
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