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Table 6 Associations between characteristics of pregnant women and their risk behaviour 1 regarding toxoplasmosis, listeriosis or CMV

From: Observational study to assess pregnant women’s knowledge and behaviour to prevent toxoplasmosis, listeriosis and cytomegalovirus

 

Toxoplasmosis

Listeriosis

CMV

Determinants

Risk behaviour (%)

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Risk behaviour (%)

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

N = 541 (%)

Risk behaviour (%)

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age

          

17-25 year

51.4

-

 

28.8

-

 

6.8

97.3

-

 

26-34 year

59.9

1.4 (1.0-2.0)*

 

46.9

1.4 (1.0-2.0)*

 

72.1

96.6

0.8 (0.1-6.2)

 

35-42 year

62.0

1.6 (1.0-2.4)*

 

47.8

1.5 (0.9-2.3)

 

21.1

91.1

0.3 (0.0-2.3)

 

Education2

          

Low

52.2

-

-

41.4

-

 

10.0

94.2

-

 

Medium

52.8

1.0 (0.7-1.6)

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

42.5

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

 

32.0

94.6

1.1 (0.3-4.2)

 

High

63.9

1.6 (1.1-2.4)*

1.7 (1.1-2.6)**

48.9

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

 

58.0

96.1

1.5 (0.4-5.6)

 

Non Dutch nationality

43.8

-

-

41.2

-

 

2.8

93.3

-

 

Dutch nationality

59.6

1.9 (0.9-3.9)*

2.1 (1.0-4.3)**

46.2

1.2 (0.6-2.5)

 

97.2

95.5

1.5 (0.2-12.7)

 

Dutch spoken at home

59.1

-

 

46.2

-

 

98.7

95.4

-

 

Other language than Dutch spoken at home

57.1

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

 

39.1

0.8 (0.3-1.7)

 

1.3

100.0

***

 

Not living in a deprived area

59.4

-

 

45.7

-

 

98.5

95.6

-

 

Living in a deprived area

51.4

1.4 (0.7-2.7)

 

54.3

1.4 (0.7-2.8)

 

1.5

87.5

0.3 (0.0-2.7)

 

Planned pregnancy

59.3

-

 

46.5

-

 

85.3

95.1

-

 

Unplanned pregnancy

57.6

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

 

42.1

0.8 (0.6-1.2)

 

14.7

97.4

2.0 (0.5-8.9)

 

Partner/married

59.2

-

 

46.0

-

 

99.3

95.4

-

 

Single

50.0

0.7 (0.2-2.2)

 

50.0

1.2 (0.4-3.7)

 

0.7

100.0

***

 

1st en 2nd phase of pregnancy

60.5

-

 

41.4

-

-

41.2

97.7

-

-

3th phase of pregnancy

58.1

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

 

49.3

1.4 (1.1-1.8)*

1.4 (1.1 – 1.8)**

58.8

93.9

0.4 (0.1-1.0)*

0.4 (0.1 – 1.0)**

Primigravidae

56.5

-

 

48.5

-

 

0.4

100.0

-

 

Multigravidae

60.6

1.2 (0.9-1.5)

 

44.1

0.8 (0.7-1.1)

 

99.6

95.4

***

 

Did take folic acid in 1st trimester

58.2

-

-

45.8

-

 

94.0

95.1

-

 

Did not take folic acid in 1st trimester

76.0

2.3 (1.2-4.4)*

2.7 (1.4-5.3)**

47.2

1.1 (0.6-1.8)

 

6.0

100.0

***

 

Did not smoke during pregnancy

58.6

-

 

46.1

-

 

95.3

95.4

-

 

Smoked during pregnancy

65.2

1.3 (0.8-2.2)

 

43.1

0.9 (0.5-1.5)

 

4.7

96.0

1.2 (0.2-9.0)

 

Never worked as a health care professional

59.3

-

 

46.5

-

 

64.1

95.6

-

 

Ever worked as a health care professional

58.9

1.0 (0.8-1.3)

 

45.1

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

 

35.9

95.2

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

 

Never worked as a child day care worker

57.8

-

-

47.1

-

 

90.0

95.6

-

 

Ever worked as a child day care worker

67.9

1.5 (1.0-2.3)*

1.6 (1.1-2.3)**

28.2

0.7 (0.5-1.0)*

 

10.0

94.1

0.7 (0.2-2.6)

 
  1. 1Risk behaviour is present if a respondent reported at least one of the behaviours which could increase the risk for toxoplasmosis, listeriosis or CMV infections.
  2. 2Low level of education: medium- level secondary education or below; medium level of education: higher level secondary education or vocational education; high level of education: diploma level or university education).
  3. OR: Odds Ratio’s; CI: Confidence Interval.
  4. *p-value < 0.10 univariate regression, **p-value <0.05 multivariate regression, ***this variable was excluded from the logistic regression analysis due to small numbers.
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