Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Hebron district, Palestine

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dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-13T11:13:44Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-13T11:13:44Z
dc.date.issued	2009-05-15
dc.identifier.citation	Nijem, K.I. & Al Amleh, S. (‎2009)‎. Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Hebron district, Palestine. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15 (‎5)‎, 1278-1284, 2009 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117759	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1020-3397
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.hebron.edu:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/242
dc.description.abstract	To measure the prevalence of toxoplasmosis, we tested 204 pregnant women for IgG and IgM antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using an enzyme-linked immunoassay. The study was conducted in Hebron district during the year 2005. The seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to T. gondii was 27.9% while IgM seroprevalence was 17.6%; the seroprevalence of T. gondii increased with age. More women from rural areas [‎36.8%]‎ had IgG antibodies to T. gondii than urban women [‎21.4%]‎. Possible routes of infection were contaminated soil, drinking rainwater and eating raw vegetables rather than eating uncooked meat or contact with cats. The prevalence of previous abortion was 37.3%, with a slight [‎but not statistically significant]‎ association with toxoplasmosis	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal,	en_US
dc.title	Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Hebron district, Palestine	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US