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Toxoplasmosis preventive behavior and related knowledge among Saudi pregnant women: an exploratory study.
[congenital toxoplasmosis]
Many
cases
of
congenital
toxoplasmosis
can
be
prevented
provided
that
pregnant
women
following
hygienic
measures
to
avert
risk
of
infection
and
to
reduce
severity
of
the
condition
if
primary
prevention
failed
.
This
descriptive
exploratory
study
aimed
to
assess
the
risk
behavior
and
knowledge
related
to
toxoplasmoisis
among
Saudi
pregnant
women
attending
primary
health
care
centers
(
PHCs
)
in
Al
Hassa
,
Saudi
Arabia
and
to
determine
socio-demographic
characteristics
related
to
risk
behavior
and
knowledge
.
All
Saudi
pregnant
women
attending
antenatal
care
at
randomly
selected
six
urban
and
four
rural
PHCs
were
approached
.
Those
agreed
to
participate
were
interviewed
using
a
pre-tested
structured
questionnaire
collecting
data
regarding
socio-demographic
,
obstetric
history
,
toxoplasmosis
risk
behaviors
and
related
knowledge
.
Of
the
included
pregnant
women
,
234
(
26
.
8
%
)
have
fulfilled
the
criteria
for
toxoplasmosis
preventive
behavior
recommended
by
Centers
for
Disease
Prevention
and
Control
to
prevent
congenital
toxoplasmosis
,
while
48
.
9
%
reported
at
least
one
risk
behavior
and
24
.
3
%
reported
?
two
risk
behaviors
.
Logistic
regression
model
revealed
that
pregnant
women
aged
20
to
<
30
years
and
those
with
previous
history
of
unfavorable
pregnancy
outcome
were
more
likely
to
follow
toxoplasmosis
preventive
behavior
.
Toxoplasmosis-related
knowledge
showed
that
many
women
had
identified
the
role
of
cats
in
disease
transmission
while
failed
to
identify
other
risk
factors
including
consumption
of
undercooked
meats
,
unwashed
fruits
and
vegetables
,
and
contacting
with
soil
.
Predictors
for
pregnant
women
to
be
knowledgeable
towards
toxoplasmosis
included
those
aged
30
to
<
40
years
(
OR
=
1
.
53
)
,
with
?
secondary
education
(
OR
=
1
.
96
)
,
had
previous
unfavorable
pregnancy
outcomes
(
OR
=
1
.
88
)
and
investigated
for
toxoplasmosis
(
OR
=
2
.
08
)
as
reveled
by
multivariate
regression
model
.
Pregnant
women
in
Al
Hasas
,
Saudi
Arabia
,
are
substantially
vulnerable
to
toxoplasmosis
infection
as
they
are
lacking
the
necessary
preventive
behavior
.
A
sizable
portion
have
no
sufficient
knowledge
for
primary
prevention
of
congenital
toxoplasmosis
,
health
education
at
primary
care
is
necessary
to
avert
the
potential
toxoplasmosis
related
complications
especially
in
the
neonates
.
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