FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOXOPLASMOSIS IN PREGNANCY.

Objectives: to estimate seroprevalence and analyze factors associated with Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy. Method: epidemiological, analytical and cross-sectional investigation with women in prenatal care in Ribeirão Preto-SP. Data were obtained through serological tests and questionnaire. Logistic regression model was used, with the selection of independent variables performed using the Fisher's exact test, or Chi-square test, and Student's t, calculated crude and adjusted odds ratios, with significance level of 5%. Results: sample was composed of 165 women, with total seroprevalence, 34.5% [27.3; 41.8], reagents for IgG. The chance of being reactant to the IgG antitoxoplasm antibody is 1.09 times higher for each year of age; 19.48 for those with incomplete Elementary School I; 4.41 for direct contact with the earth. Conclusion: basic sanitation and the network of health services in the municipality studied favor the prevention of Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]