Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in Iranian women and risk factors of the disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toxoplasmosis is caused by an intracellular obligatory parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, and it has global distribution. The purposes of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to evaluate the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Iranian pregnant women, and girls and women of childbearing age, and identify potentially preventable risk factors.

Methods

Between November 2014 and February 2017, nine electronic databases that reported data on the T. gondii seroprevalence in Iranian women were searched. Our search resulted in 83 reports published from 1994 to 2017.

Results

The results showed that the pooled estimation for the prevalence of T. gondii using a random-effect model was 43% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 38-48%) in pregnant women

SUBMITTER: Mizani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5389165 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature