OBJECTIVES: To determine the risk factors associated with acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy in Armenia. METHODS: Case-control study; 14 cases and 34 controls (mean ages 23 +/- 5.5 and 23 +/- 5.1 respectively; p = 0.93). Cases were pregnant women with serological criteria for acute toxoplasmosis and controls were seronegative pregnant women for Toxoplasma IgG. RESULTS: The risk factors more strongly predictive of acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women were: eating undercooked meat (OR: 13.2; 95% CI: 1.3-132; p = 0.01), drinking beverages prepared with un-boiled water (OR: 4.5; 95% CI: 1.1-17; p = 0.01), and contact with cats aged less than 6 months (OR: undefined, p = 0.01). Drinking of bottled water was a protective factor (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.06-0.95; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: 42% of Toxoplasma gondii infections in pregnant women Armenia were associated to contact with young cats and to consumption of undercooked meat. Drinking of bottled water to prevent toxoplasma infection during pregnancy is also recommended.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the risk factors associated with acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy in Armenia. METHODS: Case-control study; 14 cases and 34 controls (mean ages 23 +/- 5.5 and 23 +/- 5.1 respectively; p = 0.93). Cases were pregnant women with serological criteria for acute toxoplasmosis and controls were seronegative pregnant women for Toxoplasma IgG. RESULTS: The risk factors more strongly predictive of acute toxoplasmosis in pregnant women were: eating undercooked meat (OR: 13.2; 95% CI: 1.3-132; p = 0.01), drinking beverages prepared with un-boiled water (OR: 4.5; 95% CI: 1.1-17; p = 0.01), and contact with cats aged less than 6 months (OR: undefined, p = 0.01). Drinking of bottled water was a protective factor (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.06-0.95; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: 42% of Toxoplasma gondii infections in pregnant women Armenia were associated to contact with young cats and to consumption of undercooked meat. Drinking of bottled water to prevent toxoplasma infection during pregnancy is also recommended.
Authors: Fabianne Ferreira Costa; Ana Paula Soares Gondim; Mary Braga de Lima; Jose Ueleres Braga; Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza Vieira; Maria Alix Leite Araújo Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2012-01-24 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Panagiotis Karanis; Hebatalla M Aldeyarbi; Marzieh E Mirhashemi; Khalil M Khalil Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Date: 2012-09-19 Impact factor: 4.223