Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis among University of Kirkuk female students

• Autorzy: Kadir R.A. Barzinij A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study was conducted in the College of Education/Hawija, University of Kirkuk from September 1st, 2018 until the period February 28th, 2019. The first part included determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, which involved collecting blood from the female students from different stages in the different colleges of the University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk province (northeastern Iraq), ranged ˂20–24 years old. All necessary information was recorded using a questionnaire prepared for this purpose. In the current cross-sectional study, 210 blood specimens were collected from participants. Blood specimens were examined for evaluated the levels of specific anti-toxoplasma IgM and IgG antibodies using the protocol of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results revealed that the total infection of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies was 9.05% for IgG via 3.33% for IgM with significant difference at p<0.05. According to risk factors, the univariate logistic regression analysis revealed that only increase in domestic cats’ owners and directly contact with the soil (gardening in the house) had a corresponding increase with distribution of the infection (p<0.05). Data in the present study revealed that the toxoplasmosis seroprevalence ratio among participants was 12.38%. It was observed that all of the risk factors in the present study had no statistically association with the toxoplasmosis seroprevalence, except cat ownership and house gardening once, where they were showed a highest odd ratio.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Parasitology
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: 67
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.175-186,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Kadir R.A. Barzinij A.

• Department of Biology, College of Education/Al-Hawija, University of Kirkuk, Iraq

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17420/ap6702.327