Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Yemen: Factors associated with high seroprevalence
Author(s) -
Samira Al-Eryani,
Abdulsalam M. Al-Mekhlafi,
Latifa A Al-Shibani,
Mohammed A. K. Mahdy,
Ahmed A. Azazy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6638
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , medicine , toxoplasmosis , toxoplasma gondii , confidence interval , pregnancy , obstetrics , logistic regression , immunology , environmental health , antibody , serology , biology , genetics
Although toxoplasmosis is an important public health problem, there is scarcity of data on the disease available from Yemen. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in health facilities to determine seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Sana'a, the capital city of Yemen.
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