Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among individuals with intellectual disability in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran

Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among individuals with intellectual disability in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran

Background People with mental defects are more likely to get the infection due to their low levels of health care and personal hygiene. The current study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection among individuals with intellectual disabilities in Hormozgan province, southern Ira...

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Published in:Journal of intellectual disability research Vol. 67; no. 8; pp. 746 - 752
Main Authors: Omidian, M., Shahrbabak, F. Z., Pouryousef, A., Turki, H., Sarkari, B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-08-2023
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Antibodies
Antibodies, Protozoan
Female
Health care
Humans
Hygiene
Immunoglobulin G
Infections
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability - epidemiology
Iran - epidemiology
Learning disabled people
Male
Personal hygiene
Rehabilitation
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serology
seroprevalence
southern Iran
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis - epidemiology
Young Adult
Iran
seroprevalence
toxoplasmosis
southern Iran
intellectual disability
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Summary:Background People with mental defects are more likely to get the infection due to their low levels of health care and personal hygiene. The current study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection among individuals with intellectual disabilities in Hormozgan province, southern Iran. Methods The study population was 117 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Venous blood (3 mL) was taken from each subject. A commercial ELISA kit was used to determine anti‐Toxoplasma IgG antibodies. Results Of 117 recruited subjects, 55 (47.0%) were men and 62 (53.0%) were women. The mean age of participants was 27.6 (±12.31) years. Out of 117 studied subjects, 76 had severe and 41 had profound intellectual disabilities. Anti‐Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were detected in the sera of 35 out of 117 (29.9%) individuals. Seropositivity to toxoplasmosis was significantly higher in severe than in individuals with profound intellectual disabilities (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant association between Toxoplasma infection and age, sex and duration of residency in the rehabilitation centre. Conclusions The findings of this study indicate that the prevalence of Toxoplasma in people with intellectual disabilities is not much different from other groups of the community.
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ISSN:0964-2633
1365-2788
DOI:10.1111/jir.13041