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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 34, 期 -, 页码 41-45出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.005
关键词
Toxoplasma gondii; congenital; Ethiopia
资金
- Addis Ababa University
- Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau
Objective: Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is acquired mainly by eating raw or undercooked meat containing Toxoplasma gondii tissue cyst, eating food or water contaminated with oocyst, and acquiring congenital infection through the placenta. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis and assess possible risk factors associated with the infection among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Method: Cross sectional study was designed, and 288 serum samples were collected from November 1st 2010 to January 2011. The serum samples were tested for anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using latex agglutination test. The risk factors were tested for significance using Bivariate and multivariate analysis. P-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: 85.4% were positive for anti Toxoplasma gondii antibody. No significant association was observed between seroprevalence and age, gestational age, socio demographic characters, history of abortion, consumption of raw or undercooked meat, consumption of raw vegetable, owning of cat, and blood transfusion. Conclusion: Prevalence of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is higher than that reported from other countries. Efforts to describe risk factors for toxoplasma infection among Ethiopians should focus in children. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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