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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Parasitology">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Parasitology</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-7020</Issn>
      <Volume>18</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among Pregnant Women in Ardabil, Iran (2021-2022)</title>
    <FirstPage>93</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>99</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sahar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sadegi Hariri</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Heidari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Medical Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shahram</FirstName>
        <LastName>Habibzadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Infectious Disease, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Samira</FirstName>
        <LastName>Shahbazzadegan</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>20</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>02</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy can causes adverse outcomes. Regarding its importance in prenatal care, seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women was studied in Ardabil City, during 2021-2022.
Methods: In a cross&#x2013;sectional study with a cluster sampling, 244 pregnant women that attended in health care centers of Ardabil City, Ardabil Province, Iran in 2021-2022 were selected. Serum samples were collected and Anti- Toxoplasma IgM (immunoglobulin M) and IgG (immunoglobulin G) was detected. Furthermore, a questionnaire filled for all participants during samples collection and risk factors assessed. Data were analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: Participant's age ranged from 16 to 43 years with average of 23&#xB1; 5.24 years. IgG anti- T. gondii antibody was detected in 22.1% of pregnant women (54/244). In none of participants IgM anti- Toxoplasmosis antibody was detected. There was no significant relationship between demographic variables and risk factors of toxoplasmosis with serology test results.
Conclusion: Approximately, 77.9% of pregnant women had no antibody against the T. gondii infection. Therefore, health education, counseling of pregnant women and screening in high-risk pregnant women is recommended to prevent from fetal complications.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3628</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/3628/1272</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
