Volume 19, Issue 1, November 2015, Pages 40–48
Alkhali Arwa1, Asmae Hmamouch2, Abdelaziz Amayour3, Ikram MARC4, Khadija El Kharrim5, and Driss Belghyti6
1 Environmental and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
2 Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
3 Environmental and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
4 Laboratoire d'Environnements et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté Des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail de Kénitra, Morocco
5 Laboratoire Environnement et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, B.P: 133, 14000 Kénitra, Morocco
6 Laboratoire Environnement et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, B.P: 133, 14000 Kénitra, Morocco
Original language: English
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Background: The endemic of toxoplasmosis infection is considered high in Yemen, but there has been inadequate information on the prevalence rate and risk determinants among female at age bearing time in Yemen. This study shed some light on the epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis among women in Yemen.
The aim of the present study to determine the Seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies among pregnant and non pregnant women in Sana'a city, its associated risks exposures as age, residence, education, history of abortion, contact with animals and undercooked meat or food.
Method: This study was a cross-sectional study, the size of sample was 200, after a questionnaire applied to the pregnant and none pregnant women, anti-Toxoplasma IgG, IgM antibodies were studied by (ECL).
Results: 86 samples 43% were seropositive for anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG and six samples 3% were seropositive for anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM.
In The positive samples (86) for IgG the mean age of the women was ≥ 15 years and, the rate was 5% for age group 15-19 years, 16% for 20-24 years, 22%for 25-29 years, 20% for 30-34years, (20%) for35-39% and 17% for ≥ 40 years and, the prevalence rate of IgG 48.3% for females who, had abortion and 38.9% for females who hadn't abortion. For the residency 66% of infection was in urban, 34% was in rural.
Conclusion: Increased Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis.
Author Keywords: Endemic, Seroprevalence, Risk factors, T. gondii antibodies, ECL.
Alkhali Arwa1, Asmae Hmamouch2, Abdelaziz Amayour3, Ikram MARC4, Khadija El Kharrim5, and Driss Belghyti6
1 Environmental and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
2 Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco
3 Environmental and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
4 Laboratoire d'Environnements et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté Des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail de Kénitra, Morocco
5 Laboratoire Environnement et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, B.P: 133, 14000 Kénitra, Morocco
6 Laboratoire Environnement et Energies Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, B.P: 133, 14000 Kénitra, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Background: The endemic of toxoplasmosis infection is considered high in Yemen, but there has been inadequate information on the prevalence rate and risk determinants among female at age bearing time in Yemen. This study shed some light on the epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis among women in Yemen.
The aim of the present study to determine the Seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies among pregnant and non pregnant women in Sana'a city, its associated risks exposures as age, residence, education, history of abortion, contact with animals and undercooked meat or food.
Method: This study was a cross-sectional study, the size of sample was 200, after a questionnaire applied to the pregnant and none pregnant women, anti-Toxoplasma IgG, IgM antibodies were studied by (ECL).
Results: 86 samples 43% were seropositive for anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgG and six samples 3% were seropositive for anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM.
In The positive samples (86) for IgG the mean age of the women was ≥ 15 years and, the rate was 5% for age group 15-19 years, 16% for 20-24 years, 22%for 25-29 years, 20% for 30-34years, (20%) for35-39% and 17% for ≥ 40 years and, the prevalence rate of IgG 48.3% for females who, had abortion and 38.9% for females who hadn't abortion. For the residency 66% of infection was in urban, 34% was in rural.
Conclusion: Increased Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis.
Author Keywords: Endemic, Seroprevalence, Risk factors, T. gondii antibodies, ECL.
How to Cite this Article
Alkhali Arwa, Asmae Hmamouch, Abdelaziz Amayour, Ikram MARC, Khadija El Kharrim, and Driss Belghyti, “Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis among Married Women at Birth Age in Sana'a City (Yemen),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 40–48, November 2015.
