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- Title
FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO INFECTION BY Toxoplasma gondii IN PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDED IN BASIC HEALTH UNITS IN THE CITY OF ROLANDIA, PARAN, BRAZIL.
- Authors
Fereira DIAS, Renata Cristina; Ruiz LOPES-LOPEZ, Fabiana Maria; MITSUKA-BREGANÓ, Regina; Ferreira DIAS, Rafael André; TOKANO, Deise Vieira; Vissoci REICHE, Edna Maria; FREIRE, Roberta Lemos; NAVARRO, Italmar Teodorico
- Abstract
The aim of the present work was to determine the prevalence of LgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and the factors associated to the infection in pregnant women attended in Basic Health Units in Rolândia, Paraná, Brazil. The sample was divided in two groups: group 1(320 pregnant women who were analyzed from July 2007 to February 2008) and group 11(287 pregnant women who were analyzed from March to October 2008). In group I, it was found 53.1% of pregnant women with IgG reactive and 1gM non- reactive, 1.9% with IgG and 1gM reactive, 0.3% with IgG non-reactive and 1gM reactive and 44.7% with IgG and 1gM non-reactive. In group II, it was found 55.1% with IgG reactive and 1gM non-reactive and 44.9% with IgG and 1gM non-reactive. The variables associated to the presence of IgG antibodies were: residence in rural areas, pregnant women between 35-40 years old, low educational level, low family income, more than one pregnancy, drinking water which does not originate from the public water supply system and the habit of handling soil or sand. Guidance on primary prevention measures and the quarterly serological monitoring of the pregnant women in the risk group are important measures to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis.
- Subjects
PARANA (Brazil : State); BRAZIL; TOXOPLASMA gondii; INFECTION; MATERNAL health; DISEASE prevalence; GENETIC disorders; DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTION
- Publication
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 4, p185
- ISSN
0036-4665
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0036-46652011000400002