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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022

Awareness of toxoplasmosis among postpartum women: a cross-sectional study in Morocco.

Kenza Hattoufi, Kamal El Bissati, El Bachir Adlaoui, Hassan Aguenaou, Aicha Kharbach, Amina Barkat

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kenza HattoufiNational Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Centre IBN SINA, Rabat, Morocco.
Kamal El BissatiThe University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
El Bachir AdlaouiNational Institute of Hygiene, Rabat, Morocco.
Hassan AguenaouIbn Tofail University-National Center for Energy Sciences and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN), Joint Research Unit in Nutrition, Health and Environnement, RDC-Nutrition African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology/International Atomic Energy Agency (AFRA/IAEA), Rabat-Kenitra, Morocco.
Aicha KharbachMohammed V University in Rabat, Research Team on Health and Nutrition of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.
Amina BarkatNational Reference Center in Neonatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, University Hospital Centre IBN SINA, Rabat, Morocco.
Institut National d'Hygiène du Maroc · MAUniversity of Chicago · US

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Abstract

Introduction: awareness and knowledge of toxoplasmosis are particularly important, as an intervention point for the management of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness and knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis in a sample of postpartum Moroccan women. Methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive survey carried out among 320 parturient at the National Reference Center for Neonatology and Nutrition at the Children's Hospital of Rabat. Results: of 320 parturient women responding to the survey, 227 (71%) had never heard about toxoplasmosis. While 18.1% of parturient stated knowing the transmission routes for toxoplasmosis. Regarding the transmission route, 53 (16.6%) women pointed at a domestic cat and 31 (9.7%) at eating raw or undercooked meat. Out of all participants, 60 (18.8%) women said they had received prevention advice during their pregnancy. The great majority (90%) of participants were unaware of the severity of the congenital infection. None of the participants showed a high level of knowledge about transmission routes, measures of prevention, and severity of CT. Conclusion: according to our survey, we observed that the majority of participants had never heard any information about toxoplasmosis. It is, therefore, necessary to educate women of childbearing age and pregnant women about the disease, especially concerning the transmission route and the prevention of infection and primary infection in non-immune women.

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Pregnancy Complications, ParasiticToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisToxoplasmosis, CongenitalAnimalsCatsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMoroccoPostpartum PeriodPregnancyRisk FactorsAwarenessknowledgeparturientpreventiontoxoplasmosis

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