The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia. Retrospective analysis of serological and epidemiological data in a series of 235 pregnant women from Macedonia, tested for Toxoplasma infection between January 2004 and December 2005, showed on overall prevalence of infection of 20.4 %. Exposure to transmission factors significantly increased the risk of infection (RR = 1.989, 95 % Cl = 1.041-3.800, p = 0.037). The single infection transmission factor that was a predictor of infection in the whole series was exposure to soil (RR = 1.946, 95 % Cl = 1.026-3.692, p = 0.041). Based on prevalence and the established risk factors for Toxoplasma infection in Macedonia, the health education programme as a sustainable measure for the prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis should focus on educating women of generative age to avoid contact with soil (forming, gardening), and/to adhere to strict hygienic practices afterwards.
TY - JOUR
AU - Cvetković, D.
AU - Bobić, Branko
AU - Jankovska, G.
AU - Klun, Ivana
AU - Panovski, N.
AU - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
PY - 2010
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/268
AB - The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia. Retrospective analysis of serological and epidemiological data in a series of 235 pregnant women from Macedonia, tested for Toxoplasma infection between January 2004 and December 2005, showed on overall prevalence of infection of 20.4 %. Exposure to transmission factors significantly increased the risk of infection (RR = 1.989, 95 % Cl = 1.041-3.800, p = 0.037). The single infection transmission factor that was a predictor of infection in the whole series was exposure to soil (RR = 1.946, 95 % Cl = 1.026-3.692, p = 0.041). Based on prevalence and the established risk factors for Toxoplasma infection in Macedonia, the health education programme as a sustainable measure for the prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis should focus on educating women of generative age to avoid contact with soil (forming, gardening), and/to adhere to strict hygienic practices afterwards.
PB - EDP Sciences S A, Les Ulis Cedex A
T2 - Parasite
T1 - Risk factors for toxoplasma infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia
EP - 186
IS - 3
SP - 183
VL - 17
DO - 10.1051/parasite/2010173183
ER -
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author = "Cvetković, D. and Bobić, Branko and Jankovska, G. and Klun, Ivana and Panovski, N. and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica",
year = "2010",
abstract = "The aim of the study was to identify risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia. Retrospective analysis of serological and epidemiological data in a series of 235 pregnant women from Macedonia, tested for Toxoplasma infection between January 2004 and December 2005, showed on overall prevalence of infection of 20.4 %. Exposure to transmission factors significantly increased the risk of infection (RR = 1.989, 95 % Cl = 1.041-3.800, p = 0.037). The single infection transmission factor that was a predictor of infection in the whole series was exposure to soil (RR = 1.946, 95 % Cl = 1.026-3.692, p = 0.041). Based on prevalence and the established risk factors for Toxoplasma infection in Macedonia, the health education programme as a sustainable measure for the prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis should focus on educating women of generative age to avoid contact with soil (forming, gardening), and/to adhere to strict hygienic practices afterwards.",
publisher = "EDP Sciences S A, Les Ulis Cedex A",
journal = "Parasite",
title = "Risk factors for toxoplasma infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia",
pages = "186-183",
number = "3",
volume = "17",
doi = "10.1051/parasite/2010173183"
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Cvetković, D., Bobić, B., Jankovska, G., Klun, I., Panovski, N.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2010). Risk factors for toxoplasma infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia. in Parasite
EDP Sciences S A, Les Ulis Cedex A., 17(3), 183-186.
https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2010173183
Cvetković D, Bobić B, Jankovska G, Klun I, Panovski N, Đurković-Đaković O. Risk factors for toxoplasma infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia. in Parasite. 2010;17(3):183-186.
doi:10.1051/parasite/2010173183 .
Cvetković, D., Bobić, Branko, Jankovska, G., Klun, Ivana, Panovski, N., Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, "Risk factors for toxoplasma infection in pregnant women in FYR of Macedonia" in Parasite, 17, no. 3 (2010):183-186,
https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2010173183 . .
