Volume 12, Number 4—April 2006
Research
Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil
Jeffrey L. Jones*
, Cristina Muccioli†, Rubens Belfort†, Gary N. Holland‡, Jacquelin M. Roberts*, and Claudio Silveira§
, Cristina Muccioli†, Rubens Belfort†, Gary N. Holland‡, Jacquelin M. Roberts*, and Claudio Silveira§
Table 4
Factors associated with risk for acute Toxoplasma gondii infection among children <18 years of age, Erechim, Brazil, 2003–2004, N=106 (univariate factors with p<0.05)*
| Factor | No. with factor/no. patients† (%) | No. with factor/no. controls† (%) | OR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in Erechim or upper Uruguay | 32/58 (55.2) | 46/48 (95.8) | 0.05 (0.01–0.24) | <0.0001 |
| Cat at least occasionally catches own food | 25/26 (96.2) | 16/21 (76.2) | 7.81 (0.83–73.15) | 0.04 |
| Feed cat raw food | 15/26 (57.7) | 6/21 (28.6) | 3.41 (1.00–11.61) | 0.04 |
| Work in yard >1×/wk | 35/43 (81.4) | 18/32 (56.3) | 3.40 (1.21–9.61) | 0.02 |
| Wear gloves when working in yard | 0/49 | 6/35 (17.1) | 0.05 (logit) (0.00–0.84) | 0.003 |
| Eat cured, dried, or smoked meat given by friend or relative | 20/58 (34.5) | 7/48 (14.6) | 3.08 (1.17–8.11) | 0.02 |
| Eat frozen lamb | 12/58 (20.7) | 3/48 (6.3) | 3.91 (1.03–14.80) | 0.03 |
| Eat rare meat | 33/58 (56.9) | 17/48 (35.4) | 2.41 (1.10–5.29) | 0.03 |
| Of those that eat rare meat, eat rare pork | 10/32 (31.3) | 0/17 | 16.33 (logit) (0.89–298.33) | 0.01 |
| Male sex | 45/58 (77.6) | 20/48 (41.7) | 4.84 (2.09–11.26) | 0.0002 |
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
†Totals vary because some questions applied to a subset of participants and because response rates varied.
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