Table 2 Univariate analysis on demographic profiles and associated factors of Toxoplasma seropositivity in Malaysian and Myanmar pregnant women
From: Comparative study on Toxoplasma infection between Malaysian and Myanmar pregnant women
Variables | Malaysia (N = 219) | Myanmar (N = 215) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (%) | IgG+ve(%) | p-value | Total (%) | IgG+ve(%) | p-value | |
Age group | 0.042 | Â | Â | 0.179 | ||
 <30 | 107 (48.9) | 38 (35.5) |  | 109 (50.7) | 38 (34.9) |  |
 ≥30 | 112 (51.1) | 55 (49.1) |  | 106 (49.3) | 28 (26.4) |  |
Education | 0.006 | Â | Â | 0.444 | ||
 ≤secondary | 74 (33.8) | 41 (55.4) |  | 132 (61.4) | 38 (28.8) |  |
 >secondary | 145 (66.2) | 52 (35.9) |  | 83 (38.6) | 28 (33.7) |  |
Occupation | 0.578 | Â | Â | 0.954 | ||
 Employed | 178 (81.3) | 74 (41.6) |  | 69 (32.1) | 21 (30.4) |  |
 Unemployed | 41 (18.7) | 19 (46.3) |  | 146 (67.9) | 45 (30.8) |  |
Gestation | 0.684 | Â | Â | 0.144 | ||
 1st trimester | 5 (2.3) | 3 (60.0) |  | 6 (2.8) | 4 (66.7) |  |
 2nd trimester | 79 (36.1) | 32 (40.5) |  | 95 (44.2) | 27 (28.4) |  |
 3rd trimester | 135 (61.6) | 58 (43.0) |  | 114 (53.0) | 35 (30.7) |  |
Parity | 0.043 | Â | Â | 0.277 | ||
 None | 42 (19.2) | 12 (28.6) |  | 125 (58.1) | 42 (33.6) |  |
 ≥1 | 177 (80.8) | 81 (45.8) |  | 90 (41.9) | 24 (26.7) |  |
Awareness on toxoplasmosis | 0.005 | Â | Â | 0.179 | ||
 Yes | 37 (16.9) | 8 (21.6) |  | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0) |  |
 No | 182 (83.1) | 85 (46.7) |  | 211 (98.1) | 66 (31.3) |  |
Bad obstetrics history | 0.907 | Â | Â | 0.217 | ||
 Yes | 21 (9.6) | 9 (42.9) |  | 13 (6) | 2 (15.4) |  |
 No | 198 (90.4) | 84 (42.4) |  | 202 (94) | 64 (31.7) |  |
Presence of own cats at home | 0.489 | Â | Â | 0.387 | ||
 Yes | 30 (13.7) | 11 (36.7) |  | 40 (18.6) | 10 (25) |  |
 No | 189 (86.3) | 82 (43.4) |  | 175 (81.4) | 56 (32) |  |
Presence of stray cats at home | 0.100 | Â | Â | 0.690 | ||
 Yes | 17 (7.8) | 4 (23.5) |  | 74 (34.4) | 24 (32.4) |  |
 No | 202 (92.2) | 89 (44.1) |  | 141 (65.6) | 42 (29.8) |  |
Consumption of undercooked meat | 0.015 | Â | Â | 0.175 | ||
 Yes | 22 (10) | 4 (18.2) |  | 10 (4.7) | 5 (50) |  |
 No | 197 (90) | 89 (45.2) |  | 205 (95.3) | 61 (29.8) |  |
Drinking unpasteurized milk | Â | * | Â | Â | 0.901 | |
 Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  | 7 (3.3) | 2 (28.6) |  |
 No | 219 (100) | 93 (42.5) |  | 208 (96.8) | 64 (30.8) |  |
Drinking untreated water | Â | * | Â | Â | 0.494 | |
 Yes | 0 | 0 (0) |  | 113 (52.3) | 37 (32.7) |  |
 No | 219 (100) | 93 (42.5) |  | 102 (47.4) | 29 (28.4) |  |
Contact with soil | Â | 0.351 | Â | Â | 0.366 | |
 Yes | 32 (14.6) | 16 (50) |  | 32 (14.9) | 12 (37.5) |  |
 No | 187 (85.4) | 77 (42.2) |  | 183 (85.1) | 54 (29.5) |  |
Living in the farm | Â | Â | 0.243 | Â | Â | 0.901 |
 Yes | 1 (0.46) | 1 (100) |  | 7 (3.3) | 2 (28.6) |  |
 No | 218 (99.5) | 92 (42.2) |  | 208 (96.7) | 64 (30.8) |  |