نوع مقاله : مروری
نویسندگان
1 مرکز تحقیقات زئونوز، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم، جهرم، ایران.
2 کمیته تحقیقات دانشجویی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شیراز، شیراز، ایران.
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نویسندگان [English]
Background and purpose: Toxoplasma gondii parasite is an obligate intracellular protozoan shared between humans and animals and has many effects on pregnant women, so the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women in Iran.
Materials and methods: This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis by examining Scientific Information Database (SID), Medline (PubMed), ScienceDirect and Google Scholar until November 2023.
Results: In a review of 37 studies with a sample size of 19,784 pregnant women, the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in Iranian pregnant women was reported as 1.41% (95% CI 34.6-47.9), in the review of the factors affecting the heterogeneity of the studies and the review of the effect of the sample size on This heterogeneity, it was reported that with the increase of the sample size, the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in Iranian pregnant women increases (P<0.05) and also with the increase of the year of conducting studies, the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in Iranian pregnant women decreases (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the present study show that the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women in Iran is at a high level and it is necessary to carry out necessary preventive measures as well as specific and targeted screening measures to identify infected pregnant women and reduce its effects on babies.
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