Figure 1.
Flow chart of the case-control study for assessment of risk factors for congenital toxoplasmosis in the State of Minas Gerais.
a Minas Gerais State Social Responsibility Index. b Municipality from the same stratum that replaced Joaíma due to unsuccessful contact. c Four mothers/children were excluded due to suspected gestational/congenital toxoplasmosis. d Included mothers of children aged up to six months. In Barbacena, interviews took place at the central vaccination center of the municipality.
Table 1.
Univariate analysis of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis and their controls identified in the scope of the newborn screening program in the State of Minas Gerais.
Figure 2.
Bar diagram based on the proportion of mothers in both case (175) and control (278) groups who claimed to have knowledge of how to prevent toxoplasmosis.
Table 2.
Univariate analysis of the characteristics of prenatal care provided to the mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis and their controls identified in the scope of the newborn screen program of the State of Minas Gerais.
Table 3.
Univariate analysis of the lifestyle and environmental factors favorable to the T. gondii transmission among mothers of children with congenital toxoplasmosis and their controls identified in the scope of the newborn screen program of the State of Minas Gerais
Table 4.
Multivariate analysis of the risk factors associated with congenital toxoplasmosis in the State of Minas Gerais.