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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of selected characteristics of 101HIVnegative apparently healthy voluntary blood donors and their association with anti-IgG to T. gondii infection

From: Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasmosis in HIV infected and non-infected individuals in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia

Characteristicsa

Adjusted odds ratiob

95% confidence interval

P value

Sex

   

Male

6.79

2.14-21.60

0.001

Female

1

  

Age

   

18-20

1

1.62-19.29

0.01

21–30

5.58

0.73-104.47

0.09

31–40

8.71

0.31-14.04

0.45

41-55

2.09

  

Eating under cooked or raw meat

Yes

6.45

2.16-19.28

0.001

No

1

  
  1. a The variables included were those with P≤0.2 obtained in the bivariate analysis.
  2. b Odds ratio adjusted for variables included in the table.