Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in Huicholes in Mexico

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Huicholes and seroprevalence of T. gondii infection

Characteristic	No. of subjects tested	Prevalence of *T. gondii* infection		P value
		No.	%
Age groups (years)
30 or less	80	21	26.3	0.09
31-50	90	30	33.3
>50	44	20	45.5
Sex
Male	86	29	33.7	0.89
Female	128	42	32.8
Birth place
Durango state	181	57	31.5	0.22
Other Mexican state	33	14	42.4
Residence
Durango state	210	69	32.9	0.6
Other Mexican State or abroad	4	2	50.0
Educational level
No education	87	35	40.2	0.02
1-6 years	77	27	35.1
>6 years	50	9	18.0
Occupation
Labourer^a	107	34	31.8	0.66
Non-labourer^b	107	37	34.6
Socio-economic level
Low	201	69	34.3	0.16
Medium	13	2	15.4

^aLabourer: Agriculture, construction, business, livestock raising, factory worker, other.
^bNon-labourer: student, housekeeping or none occupation.

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