title: Factors associated to toxoplasmosis-related knowledge among pregnant women attending public health services in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013-2015.
abstract: to analyze the factors associated to toxoplasmosis-related knowledge among pregnant women attending public health services in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  
  
  
  this is a cross-sectional study conducted with pregnant women assisted in eight health care units; data was collected using a standardized questionnaire, from April 2013 to February 2015.
  
  
  
  among the 405 pregnant women interviewed, 173 (42.7%) knew about toxoplasmosis and, of those, 24.3% knew about it through friends; the proportion of pregnant women with toxoplasmosis-related knowledge increased with age (p<0.001), education level (p<0.001) and the number of pregnancies (p=0.031); the history of abortion was also associated with toxoplasmosis-related knowledge (p=0.019).
  
  
  
  the variables 'age', 'education level', 'number of pregnancies' and 'abortion history' were important factors for toxoplasmosis-related knowledge among pregnant women assisted in the public health care sector of Niterói.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Loureiro de
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Niterói-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Riddell Millar
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Goulart
authors.affiliation: Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Pereira de
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thais Silva de
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Estatística, Niterói-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Beatriz Monteiro
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Regina Reis
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Amendoeira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002947:Cities; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014125:Toxoplasmosis, Congenital / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult