TY  - JOUR
AU  - Juanah, Lovetta Yatta 
AU  - Jalaludin, Juliana 
AU  - Osman, Malina 
AU  - Osman, Zubaidah Jamil 
PY  - 2013
TI  - Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Among Schizophrenics at Hospital Kajang
JF  - American Journal of Infectious Diseases
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.3844/ajidsp.2013.11.16
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2013.11.16
AB  - Studies have found a high seroprevalence of T. gondii in schizophrenia patients than controls. This case-control study was done to determine the serprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and to identify its risk factors among schizophrenia patients at Hospital Kajang. Eighty-eight (88) schizophrenia patients and 88 non-psychiatric controls were examined for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic and behavioral data among the respondents. From the results, the seroprevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG antibodies was significantly higher (51.0%) in schizophrenia patients than in controls (30.7%); (OR = 2.01; 95% CI: 2.16-3.01; p = 0.023. There was no significant association between the socio-demographic factors and toxoplasmosis. Beef consumption (p = 0.004, OR = 3.852, CI: 1.550-9.569), pork consumption (p