Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with work accidents and their association with Toxoplasma infection.
Prevalence of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. gondii infection | |||||
Characteristic | No. | % | No. | % | P value |
Age groups (years) | |||||
30 or less | 60 | 45.1 | 3 | 5 | 0.37 |
31-50 | 60 | 45.1 | 6 | 10 | |
51-70 | 13 | 9.8 | 2 | 15.4 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 81 | 60.9 | 9 | 11.1 | 0.2 |
Female | 52 | 39.1 | 2 | 3.8 | |
Occupation | |||||
Construction | 7 | 5.3 | 2 | 28.6 | 0.48 |
Carpenter | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Driver | 9 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Electrician | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Employee | 62 | 46.6 | 3 | 4.8 | |
Cattle raising | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Smith | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Cleaning | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Machinist | 5 | 3.8 | 1 | 20 | |
Factory worker | 7 | 5.3 | 2 | 28.6 | |
Machine operator | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 30 | 22.6 | 3 | 10 | |
Residence area | |||||
Urban | 124 | 93.2 | 9 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
Suburban | 3 | 2.3 | 1 | 33.3 | |
Rural | 6 | 4.5 | 1 | 16.7 | |
Educational level | |||||
No education | 6 | 4.5 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.07 |
1-12 years | 127 | 95.5 | 9 | 7.1 | |
Socio-economic level | |||||
Low | 53 | 39.8 | 8 | 15.1 | 0.01 |
Medium | 78 | 58.6 | 2 | 2.6 | |