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Sero-prevalence and factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Mwanza, Tanzania.
[congenital toxoplasmosis]
Serological
screening
of
pregnant
women
for
Toxoplasma
gondii-
specific
antibodies
is
not
practiced
as
an
antenatal
care
in
Tanzania
;
and
there
is
a
limited
data
about
sero-prevalence
of
T
.
gondii
infection
in
developing
countries
.
We
therefore
conducted
this
study
to
determine
the
sero-prevalence
and
factors
associated
with
T
.
gondii
infection
among
pregnant
women
attending
antenatal
care
clinics
in
Mwanza
,
Tanzania
.
Between
1
st
November
2012
and
31
st
May
2013
a
total
of
350
pregnant
women
attending
antenatal
care
clinics
in
Mwanza
were
enrolled
and
screened
for
IgG
and
IgM
antibodies
against
T
.
gondii
using
the
ELISA
technique
.
Of
350
pregnant
women
,
108
(
30
.
9
%
)
were
sero-
positive
for
T
.
gondii-
specific
antibodies
.
The
risk
of
contracting
T
.
gondii
infection
increases
by
7
%
with
each
yearly
increase
in
a
woman
's
age
(
OR
=
1
.
07
,
95
%
CI
:
1
.
02
-
1
.
11
,
p
=
0
.
002
)
.
The
sero-positivity
rate
of
T
.
gondii-
specific
antibodies
was
higher
among
pregnant
women
from
the
urban
than
those
from
rural
communities
(
41
.
5
%
versus
22
.
0
%
)
;
[
OR
=
2
.
2
,
95
%
CI
;
1
.
4
-
3
.
7
,
p
=
0
.
001
]
.
Likewise
employed
/
business
women
were
more
likely
to
get
T
.
gondii
infection
than
peasants
(
40
.
0
%
versus
25
.
9
%
)
[
OR
=
1
.
9
,
95
%
CI
:
1
.
2
-
3
.
0
,
p
=
0
.
006
]
.
Sero-prevalence
of
T
.
gondii-
specific
antibodies
is
high
among
pregnant
women
in
Mwanza
with
a
significant
proportion
of
women
at
risk
of
contracting
primary
T
.
gondii
infections
.
Screening
of
T
.
gondii
infections
during
antenatal
care
should
be
considered
in
Tanzania
as
the
main
strategy
to
minimize
congenital
toxoplasmosis
.
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