Variables N % Pregnant women
Uninfected (n = 71) Infected by T. gondii (n=60) P-value
Socioeconomic variables
Age
Adolescents (<18 years) 10 7.63 7 3 0.343***
Adults (>18 years) 121 92.37 64 57
Education
< Complete high school 55 41.98 28 27 0.52*
> Complete high school 76 58.02 43 33
Employment
Unemployed 1 0.76 0 1 0.532**
Employment bond 61 43.56 29 32
Student 15 11.45 10 5 0.252**
Housewife 54 41.22 32 22 0.262**
Income
Up to 1 minimum wage 51 38.93 26 25
1-2 minimum wage 0 0 0 0
2-3 minimum wage 69 52.67 38 31 0.657**
>4 minimum wage 11 8.4 7 4 0.519**
Habitation
City 79 60.31 47 32 0.134*
District 52 39.69 24 28
Environmental variables
Access to treated water
No 18 13.74 8 10 0.371*
Yes 113 86.26 63 50
Access to sewer services
No 14 10.69 7 7 0.739*
Yes 117 89.31 64 53
Contact with pets
Yes 66 50.38 31 35
Pet in the house (but without direct contact) 22 16.79 12 10 0.538**
No 43 32.82 28 15 0.407**
Animal waste disposed of in the house
No 64 48.85 39 25 0.130*
Yes 67 51.15 32 35
Gestational variables
Gestational age
First trimester 37 28.24 23 14
Second trimester 49 37.40 24 25 0.224**
Third trimester 45 34.35 24 21 0.421**
Pregnancy
Primipartity 53 40.46 36 17 0.009*
Multiparity 78 59.54 35 43
Neuro-ocular complications in the firstborn
Yes 8 6.11 2 6 0.142***
No 123 93.89 69 54
Pre-gestational BMI
Not Overweight 55 41.98 34 21 0.136*
Overwight 76 58.02 37 39
Gestational weight gain
Eutrophic 43 35.11 24 22
Low 44 33.59 27 17 0.379**
Excessive 41 31.30 20 21 0.752**
Clinical variables
Parasitological examination of stools (N=78)
Negative 67 85.90 40 27 0.056***
Positive 11 14.10 3 8
Blood pressure
Normotensive 115 89.84 61 54
Hypertensive 5 3.91 1 4 0.148**
Hypotensive 8 6.25 8 0
Dietary variables
Handwashing before food preparation
No 7 5.34 6 1 0.124***
Yes 124 94.66 65 59