TOXOPLASMOSIS-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AMONG PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN ATTENDED IN PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS IN NITERÓI, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Patricia Riddell Millar Instituto Oswaldo Cruz -Fiocruz; LabTOXO; Laboratório de Toxoplasmose
  • Fernanda Loureiro de Moura Instituto Oswaldo Cruz -Fiocruz; LabTOXO; Laboratório de Toxoplasmose
  • Otílio Machado Pereira Bastos Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Danuza Pinheiro Bastos Garcia de Mattos Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Ana Beatriz Monteiro Fonseca Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Estatística
  • Adriana Pittella Sudré Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Daniela Leles Universidade Federal Fluminense; Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia
  • Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira Instituto Oswaldo Cruz -Fiocruz; LabTOXO; Laboratório de Toxoplasmose

Abstract

The present study conducted a toxoplasmosis-related knowledge level survey with 400 pregnant and puerperal women attended in public health units in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Only 111 (27.8%) women claimed to know about the disease. Most of them (n = 289; 72.2%) had never heard about toxoplasmosis nor knew how to prevent the infection by Toxoplasma gondii. A significant difference (p = 0.013) regarding the presence of anti-T. gondii IgG was observed between women who claimed to know about the disease and those who had never heard about it. These results highlight the importance of a systematic serological screening process for toxoplasmosis, as well as the importance of primary prevention by accurate information during prenatal care, an important Public Health action to be implemented.

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Published

2014-09-01

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 5 (2014)

Section

Toxoplasmosis

How to Cite

Millar, P. R., Moura, F. L. de, Bastos, O. M. P., Mattos, D. P. B. G. de, Fonseca, A. B. M., Sudré, A. P., Leles, D., & Amendoeira, M. R. R. (2014). TOXOPLASMOSIS-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AMONG PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN ATTENDED IN PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS IN NITERÓI, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 56(5), 433-438. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/87539