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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibody among primary schoolchildren in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection: relationship between seroprevalence and risk factors among primary schoolchildren in the capital areas of Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Variable

Group

No. tested

No. positive

Percentage (%)

Gender

Boys

123

77

62.6

 

Girls

132

84

63.6

Age group (yr)

8

31

21

67.7

 

9

82

52

63.4

 

10

83

58

69.9

 

11

59

30

50.9

Parents Occupation

Skilled worker

41

20

48.8

 

Semiskilled worker

65

35

53.9

 

Non-skilled worker

145

106

73.1

Symptoms

Ocular

   
 

No

123

77

62.6

 

Yes

39

28

71.8

 

Headache

   
 

No

61

35

57.4

 

Yes

176

114

64.8

 

Abdominal pain

   
 

No

50

36

72.0

 

Yes

190

117

61.6

 

Seizure

   
 

No

134

86

64.2

 

Yes

6

3

50.0

Risk factors

Raising dogs

   
 

No

100

61

61.0

 

Yes

139

94

67.6

 

Raising cats

   
 

No

115

0

0.0

 

Yes

126

123

97.6

 

Playing in the soil

   
 

No

4

2

50.0

 

Yes

66

43

65.2

 

Eating raw meat

   
 

No

4

4

100.0

 

Yes

66

65

98.5

 

Eating raw vegetables

   
 

No

23

16

69.6

 

Yes

223

142

63.7

 

Drink unboiled water

   
 

No

52

31

59.6

 

Yes

194

127

65.5

Total

 

255

161

63.1