Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study

We determined the association between <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and a history of sexual promiscuity. The study included 3933 people (mean age: 41.81 ± 14.31 years) who attended public health facilities. Face-to-face interviews were used to collect data. Enzyme immunoassays were use...

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Autores principales:	Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Sergio Estrada-Martínez, Agar Ramos-Nevárez, Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos, Isabel Beristain-Garcia, Ángel Osvaldo Alvarado-Félix, Sandra Margarita Cerrillo-Soto, Gustavo Alexis Alvarado-Félix, Carlos Alberto Guido-Arreola, Leandro Sáenz-Soto, Antonio Sifuentes-Álvarez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> sexual promiscuity cross-sectional study seroprevalence behavior epidemiology Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:81c71971b93d4663898829cf081cef3e2021-11-25T18:37:52ZIs <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study10.3390/pathogens101113932076-0817https://doaj.org/article/81c71971b93d4663898829cf081cef3e2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/11/1393https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817We determined the association between <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and a history of sexual promiscuity. The study included 3933 people (mean age: 41.81 ± 14.31 years) who attended public health facilities. Face-to-face interviews were used to collect data. Enzyme immunoassays were used to determine anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgG and IgM antibodies. Anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgG antibodies were found in 57 (18.1%) of 315 individuals with sexual promiscuity and in 374 (10.3%) of 3618 individuals without this practice (OR: 1.91; 95% CI: 1.41–2.60; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). High (>150 IU/mL) levels of anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgG antibodies were found in 29 (9.2%) of the 315 participants with sexual promiscuity and in 167 (4.6%) of the 3618 participants without this history (OR: 2.09; 95% CI: 1.38–3.16; <i>p</i> = 0.0003). The association of sexual promiscuity with <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and serointensity was observed in men but not in women. Sexual promiscuity was associated with <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity in all age groups studied (≤30 years, 31–50 years, and >50 years) and with <i>T. gondii</i> serointensity in two age groups (≤30 years, and >50 years). No difference in the frequencies of anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgM antibodies among the groups was found. Our findings indicate that <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and serointensity are associated with sexual promiscuity.Cosme Alvarado-EsquivelSergio Estrada-MartínezAgar Ramos-NevárezAlma Rosa Pérez-ÁlamosIsabel Beristain-GarciaÁngel Osvaldo Alvarado-FélixSandra Margarita Cerrillo-SotoGustavo Alexis Alvarado-FélixCarlos Alberto Guido-ArreolaLeandro Sáenz-SotoAntonio Sifuentes-ÁlvarezMDPI AGarticle<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>sexual promiscuitycross-sectional studyseroprevalencebehaviorepidemiologyMedicineRENPathogens, Vol 10, Iss 1393, p 1393 (2021)
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topic	<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> sexual promiscuity cross-sectional study seroprevalence behavior epidemiology Medicine R
spellingShingle	<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> sexual promiscuity cross-sectional study seroprevalence behavior epidemiology Medicine R Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel Sergio Estrada-Martínez Agar Ramos-Nevárez Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos Isabel Beristain-Garcia Ángel Osvaldo Alvarado-Félix Sandra Margarita Cerrillo-Soto Gustavo Alexis Alvarado-Félix Carlos Alberto Guido-Arreola Leandro Sáenz-Soto Antonio Sifuentes-Álvarez Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study
description	We determined the association between <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and a history of sexual promiscuity. The study included 3933 people (mean age: 41.81 ± 14.31 years) who attended public health facilities. Face-to-face interviews were used to collect data. Enzyme immunoassays were used to determine anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgG and IgM antibodies. Anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgG antibodies were found in 57 (18.1%) of 315 individuals with sexual promiscuity and in 374 (10.3%) of 3618 individuals without this practice (OR: 1.91; 95% CI: 1.41–2.60; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). High (>150 IU/mL) levels of anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgG antibodies were found in 29 (9.2%) of the 315 participants with sexual promiscuity and in 167 (4.6%) of the 3618 participants without this history (OR: 2.09; 95% CI: 1.38–3.16; <i>p</i> = 0.0003). The association of sexual promiscuity with <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and serointensity was observed in men but not in women. Sexual promiscuity was associated with <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity in all age groups studied (≤30 years, 31–50 years, and >50 years) and with <i>T. gondii</i> serointensity in two age groups (≤30 years, and >50 years). No difference in the frequencies of anti-<i>T. gondii</i> IgM antibodies among the groups was found. Our findings indicate that <i>T. gondii</i> seropositivity and serointensity are associated with sexual promiscuity.
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author	Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel Sergio Estrada-Martínez Agar Ramos-Nevárez Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos Isabel Beristain-Garcia Ángel Osvaldo Alvarado-Félix Sandra Margarita Cerrillo-Soto Gustavo Alexis Alvarado-Félix Carlos Alberto Guido-Arreola Leandro Sáenz-Soto Antonio Sifuentes-Álvarez
author_facet	Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel Sergio Estrada-Martínez Agar Ramos-Nevárez Alma Rosa Pérez-Álamos Isabel Beristain-Garcia Ángel Osvaldo Alvarado-Félix Sandra Margarita Cerrillo-Soto Gustavo Alexis Alvarado-Félix Carlos Alberto Guido-Arreola Leandro Sáenz-Soto Antonio Sifuentes-Álvarez
author_sort	Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
title	Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	is <i>toxoplasma gondii</i> infection associated with sexual promiscuity? a cross-sectional study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/81c71971b93d4663898829cf081cef3e
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Is <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study

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