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

Table 5 **Risk behaviour*; Overall and separately for women with correct and incorrect/no knowledge of preventive practices**

Risk behaviour		Overall	Incorrect/No knowledge	Knowledge
Risk behaviour		(%)	(%)	(%)
Toxoplasmosis N = 1.097	Eat rare or medium cooked meat	8.3	7.7	8.7
	Garden without gloves	21.4	20.9	21.8
	Change the cat litter box	4.4	1.2	5.3
	Eat unwashed raw vegetables or fruits	46.7	50.6	42.2
Listeriosis N = 1.097	Eat unpasteurized dairy products	8.2	9.5	7.5
Listeriosis N = 1.097	Eat ready to eat foods	40.4	39.5	41.9
CMV N = 541	Share utensils or cups with children	91.3	92.0	87.8
CMV N = 541	Did not wash hands after diaper change	69.4	70.8	61.5

* Risk behaviour is defined as having done it at least once during their current pregnancy.

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