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Seroprevalence and Risk factors of toxoplasma gondii among blood donors in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

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Background: Toxoplasma gondii is one of the parasitic protozoa with worldwide distribution that affects warm-blooded lives. Toxoplasmosis transmission does not occur from one-to-another, with the exception for transplacental route, blood transfusion and organ transplantation. Objectives: To measure the occurrence rate of Toxoplasma gondii infection among healthy blood donors and highlight the associated risk factors among this important group. Methods: Cross-sectional research was conducted in Menoufia University hospital blood transfusion center. Six hundred and thirty blood donors were recruited in this study. They filled a self-administered questionnaire including personal data and suspected risk factors as well as routine investigation for blood donors and serological tests for Toxoplasma gondii (IgG and IgM) were performed. Results: IgG sero-prevalence was 11.1%, IgM was 5.9%, both IgG and IgM positivity was 0.3% with total toxoplasmosis sero-prevalence 17%, Poor knowledge about toxoplasmosis transmission, dealing with cat, agricultural environment, eating ready to eat or undercooked meat, improper hand washing practices and AIDS infection were significantly associated with toxoplasmosis infection. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that gender (AOR, 26.21; 95% CI: 7.77-88.45),poor knowledge (AOR, 15.39; 95% CI: 6.55-36.16), eating ready to eat meat(AOR, 50; 95% CI: 30-215), agricultural environment (AOR, 6.33; 95% CI: 3.07 – 13.05) and decreased frequency of hand washing (AOR, 30.66; 95% CI: 8.73-107.64)were independent risks for toxoplasmosis. Conclusion: Toxoplasma gondii positivity is prevalent among healthy blood donors. This finding underscores the importance of screening of toxoplasmosis among them and favors health education to improve the public knowledge about toxoplasmosis for proper prevention of infection.

DOI

10.21608/ejcm.2024.247018.1275

Keywords

toxoplasma gondii, Sero-positivity, Blood donors, Cats, Egypt

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First Name

Reda

Last Name

Ibrahem

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Abdel Latif

Affiliation

Public health and community medicine faculty of Medicine menoufia University

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reda_8083@yahoo.com

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Shebin elkom

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0000-0003-1224-7695

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Nehad

Last Name

Abdelaty

MiddleName

Badr

Affiliation

Public health and community medicine department Faculty of medicine Menoufia university

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nihad.ali@med.menofia.edu.eg

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Shebin elkom

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First Name

Ayah

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Barakat

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Mustafa

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family medicine department faculty of medicine Menoufia university

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ayamustafa@ymail.com

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Shebin elkom

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First Name

Sally

Last Name

Abdelwanees

MiddleName

Abdelwanees

Affiliation

Public health and Community medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia university

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dr.sally.ph@gmail.com

City

Elbagour

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0000-0001-7574-1821

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42

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2

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47350

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2024-04-01

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2023-11-07

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2024-04-01

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131

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138

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1110-1865

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2090-2611

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234

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The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine

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https://ejcm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Seroprevalence and Risk factors of toxoplasma gondii among blood donors in Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

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23 Dec 2024