Table 1

Toxoplasmosis and sociodemographic/obstetric factors in the study population
Risk factors
 Toxoplasma IgG



Negative
 Positive



n
 %
 n
 %
 p
Sociodemographic factors




Age (n = 356)




15–29
 223
 72.2
 86
 27.8
 0.001
30–40
 23
 48.9
 24
 51.1
Education (n = 357)




Less than primary school
 171
 69.0
 77
 31.0
 0.978
Secondary school and more
 75
 68.8
 34
 31.2
Occupation (n = 358)




Housewife
 230
 68.9
 104
 31.1
 0.840
Other
 17
 70.8
 7
 29.2
Residence (n = 389)




Urban
 218
 68.6
 100
 31.4
 0.213
Rural
 54
 76.1
 17
 23.9
Environmental factors




Drinking water (n = 358)




General network
 136
 67.0
 67
 33.0
 0.042
Bottled
 43
 84.3
 8
 15.7
Other
 69
 66.3
 110
 30.7
Obstetric history




Abortion history (n = 357)




None
 189
 70.8
 78
 29.2
 0.186
One or more
 57
 63.3
 33
 36.7

Ertug et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:66   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-66