Epidemiological factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in postpartum women treated in the public healthcare system of Goiânia, State of Goiás, Brazil
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2018
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Knowledge of the epidemiological profile and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection among postpartum
women is a relevant issue, because this protozoan can be vertically transmitted to the developing fetus, which can cause severe
and debilitating disease. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in postpartum
women in Goiânia, GO, Brazil. Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised 229 postpartum women, among whom 204 were
chronically infected (IgG+/IgM-), and 25 were seronegative (IgG-/IgM-; control group). All the patients were asked to complete
a form to provide sociodemographic, clinical, dietary, and cultural information. The data were analyzed to compare seropositivity
and risk factors based on the odds ratio (OR) thereof. Results: The sociodemographic characteristics associated with the risk for
toxoplasmosis were: education ≤ 8 years [OR: 2.521, confidence interval (CI): 1.01-6.301, p=0.049], and age ≥ 30 years (OR:
4.090; CI: 1.180-14.112, p=0.023). Clinical and behavioral characteristics related to eating raw and undercooked meat, were not
found to be risk factors associated with a positive test for toxoplasmosis. Conclusions: Our findings concur with the results of
other studies conducted in Brazil and abroad, where variables such as low levels of schooling, and advanced age (≥ 30 years) are
major risk factors for pregnant women to become infected with T. gondii.
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Toxoplasma gondii, Postpartum women, Diagnosis, Risk factors
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AVELAR, Juliana Boaventura et al. Epidemiological factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in postpartum women treated in the public healthcare system of Goiânia, State of Goiás, Brazil. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista, Rio de Janeiro, v. 51, n. 1, p. 57-62, 2018. DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0112-2017. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/rsbmt/a/VcmSH6qhqdKqTWM9tzYJZdy/?lang=en. Acesso em: 30 abr. 2025.