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Seroprevalence Of Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies And Associated Risk Factors Among Children In Lorestan Provinces, Iran

Table 1:

Variables No. (%) IgG positive P value
Gender Male 176 (55.7) 14 (7.9) 0.87
Female 140 (44.3) 10 (7.1) -
Age groups <7yrs 105 (33.2) 6 (5.7) -
≥7yrs 211 (66.8) 18 (27.0) 0.002*
Residential place Urban 240 (75.9) 12 (5.0) -
Rural 76 (20.1) 12 (15.8) 0.002*
Being in contact with cats No 250 (79.1) 5 (7.6) 0.99
Yes 66 (20.8) 5 (7.6) -
Unwashed vegetables/fruit consumption No 284 (89.9) 18 (6.3) -
Yes 32 (10.1) 6 (18.8) 0.024*
Undercooked or cured meat products No 238 (75.3) 10 (4.2) -
Yes 78 (24.7) 14 (17.9) 0.000*
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