Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection

CharacteristicSubjects
tested No.
Prevalence of T. gondii infectionP value
No.%
Age groups (years)
 18–3023183.90.74
 31–448045.0
Birthplace
 Mexico309123.90.08
 Abroad2150.0
Residence area
 Urban22794.00.38
 Suburban2300.0
 Rural6146.6
Educational level
 No education8112.50.28
 1 to 6 years253124.7
 7–12 years4900.0
 >12 years100.0
Occupation
 Housewife190115.80.75
 Business200.0
 Employee8922.2
 Student1500.0
 Professional in biomedical area400.0
 Professional in non-biomedical area500.0
 None600.0
Socioeconomic level
 Low18195.00.41
 Medium13043.1