Research Article

Seroprevalence of Fasciola sp. and Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Rural and Urban Inhabitants of Jolfa County, Northwest Iran

Table 4

Anti-T. gondii IgG concentration in seropositive humans among different demographic variables.

VariableMeanStd. deviationMean rank

Job0.003
 Student73.111169.042091887.86
 Housewife104.503963.16681127127.94
 Jobless78.222241.47824998.11
 Farmer135.693968.1643949164.86
 Employee114.421158.8069519142.61
 Self-employed119.854264.7808148147.59
Sex
 Female104.813764.23426161128.410.07
 Male119.201866.74520109145.98
Residential status
 Urban110.075966.18053145134.910.894
 Rural111.256065.00371125136.18
Education
 Illiterate117.505463.7826993143.51
 Primary school118.080064.1286550145.120.119
 Guidance school90.844461.5880645111.47
 High school103.750069.1144656127.05
 University120.692369.0720026148.13
Vegetable washing with
 Water111.246365.35704268136.270.06
 Disinfectant27.000012.72792232.00
Soil contact
 No106.966765.70214150130.840.273
 Yes115.191765.27541120141.32