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To assess the seroprevalence and identify risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care services.

July 11, 2017BMC Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women from Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

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To assess the seroprevalence and identify risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care services.
Cross-sectional study enrolling 316 pregnant women attending antenatal care centers in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, between March 2013 and February 2014.
Collected socio-demographic and risk factor data via face-to-face questionnaire and tested venous blood for anti-T. gondii IgM and IgG antibodies using ELISA and ELFA assays.
Identified independent predictors of T. gondii infection using multivariable logistic regression modeling.
Overall seroprevalence of T. gondii was 31.1% (98/316), with all seropositive participants testing positive exclusively for IgG antibodies.
Significant demographic risk factors included secondary or higher educational attainment (AOR = 2.23; 95% CI: 1.04–4.63) and urban residence (AOR = 2.81; 95% CI: 1.24–6.86).
Consumption of combined meat types (pork, beef, mutton, wild meat, and poultry) significantly increased infection risk (AOR = 4.00; 95% CI: 1.06–15.24).

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Cross-sectional study reveals high Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in pregnant women, highlighting the need for dietary prevention education and antenatal screening.

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Bamba et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd5a1054949f8cfd5d2661 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2583-6

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Cross-sectional study reveals high Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in pregnant women, highlighting the need for dietary prevention education and antenatal screening.

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women from Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women from Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

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