Table 3 Pooled estimates of T. gondii in humans by potential risk factors
From: A meta-analysis of the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in animals and humans in Ethiopia
Risk factors | Â | p (95 % CI) | Z-p | Q/df | Q-p | I2 | X 2 | Y-p | OR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Overall | 74.73 (61.85,84.36) | 0.000 | 70.4 | 0.000 | 98.6 | Â | Â | Â |
Sex | Male | 73.54 (41.95, 91.44) | 0.137 | 51.1 | 0.000 | 98 | 37.17 | 0.000 | 1.65 (1.40,1..95) |
| Â | Female | 62.74 (40.08,80.91) | 0.269 | 69.4 | 0.000 | 98.6 | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Adults | 69.87 (47.50,85.59) | 0.080 | 80.2 | 0.000 | 98.8 | 51.06 | 0.000 | 1.95 (1.62,2.36) |
| Â | Children | 54.34 (24.81,81.11) | 0.790 | 54.8 | 0.000 | 98.2 | Â | Â | Â |
Pregnancy | Pregnant | 62.55 (29.88, 86.74) | 0.462 | 56.8 | 0.000 | 98.2 | 152.83 | 0.000 | 3.96 (3.15,4.97) |
| Â | Non-pregnant | 29.59 (0.75, 95.87) | 0.672 | 197.8 | 0.000 | 99.5 | Â | Â | Â |
Cat | Contact | 85.96 (74.12, 92.90) | 0.000 | 13.6 | 0.000 | 92.6 | 64.10 | 0.000 | 2.53 (2.00,3.20) |
| Â | No contact | 70.70 (53.74, 83.37) | 0.018 | 27.4 | 0.000 | 96.4 | Â | Â | Â |
Residence | Urban | 82.58 (73.63, 88.93) | 0.000 | 2.7 | 0.000 | 96.3 | 64.04 | 0.000 | 2.06 (1.71,2.47) |
| Â | Rural | 69.80 (52.40, 82.91) | 0.027 | 19.8 | 0.000 | 94.9 | Â | Â | Â |
Meat | Raw Ca | 77.22 (63.85, 86.68) | 0.000 | 18.3 | 0.000 | 94.5 | 0.65 | 0.421 | 1.10 (0.88,1.36) |
| Â | Raw NCb | 75.58 (51.22.90.11) | 0.040 | 36.0 | 0.000 | 97.2 | Â | Â | Â |
Vegetable | Raw Ca | 75.44 (53.00, 89.33) | 0.028 | 31.8 | 0.000 | 96.9 | 1.45 | 0.229 | 1.19 (0.90,1.56) |
| Â | Raw NCb | 72.23 (35.92, 92.34) | 0.222 | 36.6 | 0.000 | 97.3 | Â | Â | Â |
Water | Non pipe | 86.65 (82.17, 90.13) | 0.000 | 0.54 | 0.585 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.243 | 1.30 (0.85,2.00) |
| Â | Pipe | 83.45 (76.73, 88.52) | 0.000 | 6.4 | 0.000 | 84.2 | Â | Â | Â |
HIV | Positive | 81.06 (50.07, 94.81) | 0.05 | 77.7 | 0.000 | 98.7 | 0.26 | 0.609 | 1.06 (0.87,1.29) |
| Â | Negative | 80.17 (72.47, 86.13) | 0.000 | 6.7 | 0.000 | 85.0 | Â | Â | Â |