TỶ LỆ VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN HUYẾT THANH DƯƠNG TÍNH VỚI TOXOPLASMA GONDII Ở PHỤ NỮ TUỔI SINH ĐẺ HUYỆN KRÔNG BÔNG TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK NĂM 2020

Abstract

Objectives: Toxoplasmosis is a public health problem around the world. The disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), an obligatory intracellular parasite and capable of infecting many warm-blooded animals including humans leads to a widespread disease worldwide and affects public health. The current trend promotes health care in the community and diseases caused by Toxoplasma is concerned by many researchers around the world by many different perspectives. Raising awareness about T. gondii disease is essential to prevent infections in communities, especially women at childbearing age who can limit the risk factors affecting to pregnancy period. In Vietnam, there are not many studies on T. gondii infection in the community, especially in the Central region and the Central Highlands. To determine the T. gondii positive rate in serum as well as a number of related factors contributing to the prevalence of the disease and propose preventive ways, we carried out the topic: "The positive rate of Toxoplasma gondii from serum and related factors of women at reproductive age in Krong Bong, Dak Lak province in 2020”. Methods: The study was conducted in Yang Reh, Ea Trul and Hoa Son areas belonged to Krong Bong, Dak Lak Province. Research was from January 2020 to July 2020. There were 396 women aged 16-49 years old in ​​Krong Bong, Dak Lak province. Research method was using descriptive cross-sectional design. A 4 ml blood sample was collected from each participant and serum samples were tested for the presence of T.gondii-specific IgG antibodies by ELISA diagnostic serum assay. All data were analyzed by using Epidata 3.1, STATA 10.0 software. Results: In a total of 396 blood samples in this study, there were 53 samples with the positive results for T. gondii IgG, accounting for 13,4%. For participants in Hoa Son, Yang Reh and Ea Trul, the percentage of positive result were 4,3%%, 29,2% and 19,2%, respectively. The analyzed data showed that the infection rate was quite high in the community, especially women of reproductive age. Furthermore, the prevalence of T. gondii infection was related to raising cats, contacting cats, using unhygienic water, trade... Conclusion: Risks for feeding cat, contacting cats, sanitary conditions and occupational conditions were considered as risk factors for T.gondii infection.