Table 2 Seroprevalence of T. gondii with respect to socio-demographic characteristics at Mizan Aman General Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, May 2015
Variables | IgG | IgM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
Age | ||||
18–27 | 84 (95.5%) | 4 (4.5%) | 4 (4.5%) | 84 (95.5%) |
28–37 | 124 (94.7%) | 7 (5.3%) | 2 (1.5%) | 129 (98.5%) |
38–49 | 47 (92.2%) | 4 (7.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 51 (100%) |
Total | 255 (94.4%) | 15 (5.5%) | 6 (2.2%) | 97.8% |
Ever had contact with cat | ||||
Yes | 25 (92.6%) | 2 (7.4%) | 1 (3.7%) | 26 (96.3%) |
No | 230 (94.7%) | 13 (5.3%) | 5 (2.1%) | 238 (97.9%) |
Educational level | ||||
Unable to/only/read and write | 64 (95.5%) | 3 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 67 (100%) |
Primary education | 140 (94.6%) | 8 (5.4%) | 3 (2%) | 145 (98%) |
High school and above | 51 (92.7%) | 4 (7.3%) | 3 (5.5%) | 52 (94.5%) |
Ever eaten uncooked meat | ||||
Yes | 66 (98.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (1.5%) | 66 (98.5%) |
No | 189 (93.1%) | 14 (6.9%) | 5 (2.5%) | 198 (97.5%) |
Have addiction (alcohol, cigarette, Khat) | ||||
Yes | 147 (96.7%) | 5 (3.3%) | 5 (3.3%) | 147 (96.7%) |
No | 108 (91.5%) | 10 (8.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 117 (99.2%) |
Ever had blood transfusion | ||||
Yes | 19 (95%) | 1 (5%) | 0 | 20 (100%) |
No | 236 (94.4%) | 14 (5.6%) | 6 (2.4%) | 244 (97.6%) |
Have child with visual impairment | ||||
Yes | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (100%) |
No | 253 (94.4%) | 15 (5.6%) | 6 (2.2%) | 262 (97.8%) |
Have child with epilepsy | ||||
Yes | 3 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 3 (100%) |
No | 252 (94.4%) | 15 (5.6%) | 6 (2.2%) | 261 (97.8%) |