Variables Behavior n(%) Preventive Age group (years) (n = 307) 12-14 11(30.6) 15-19 39(14.4) Marital status (n = 307) Married 34(18.3) Single 16(13.2) Religion (n = 298) Yes 34(17.4) No 16(15.5) Racial classification (n = 307) No white 37(15.8) White 13(17.8) Studying (n = 307) Yes 24(18.7) No 26(14.5) Paid job (n = 307) Yes 6(17.7) No 44(16.1) Annual family income (US$) (n = 307) Less than 5,436.00 24(16.9) More than5,436.00 26(15.8) People living with the pregnant adolescent (n = 307) Less than 4 35(17.2) More than 4 15(14.6) First pregnancy (n = 307) Yes 42(16.1) No 8(17.0) Gestation period in the 1st consultation (n = 303) 1st trimester 28(18.7) 2nd-3rd trimester 22(14.4) Number of prenatal consultations (n = 307) More than 2 24(23.5) Less than 2 26(12.7) IgG serology for toxoplasmosis (n = 208) Positive 20(21.3) Negative 15(13.2) (CI95%) 17.2-46.9 10.6-18.9 13.2-24.3 8.0-20.1 13.0-23.8 8.7-22.3 11.5-20.9 10.2-27.8 12.6-26.2 9.9-20.2 7.4-33.1 12.1-20.8 11.4-23.7 10.8-21.9 12.4-22.8 8.7-22.3 12.0-21.0 8.2-29.7 13.0-25.5 9.4-20.6 16.0-32.4 8.6-17.7 13.8-30.4 7.8-20.3 Fortaleza, Ceara. March 2009 to November 2010. (n = 307)** **We did not have information about prevent behavior for 13 patients meat weekly, 15.1% washed fruits and vegetables by immersing them into water with sodium hypochlorite (bleach) before eating them, 92.2% drank water from the public water supply, 93.5% did not handle sand, 78.2% did not have kittens as pets, 25.0% wore gloves when cleaning the kittens’ litter box and 9.4% washed kitchen utensils (cutting boards, dishes, kitchen counters) and hands with warm water and soap after handling raw meat, and unwashed fruits and vegetables. 25(69.4) 232(85.6) 152(81.7) 105(86.8) 161(82.6) 87(84.5) 197(84.2) 60(82.2) 104(81.3) 153(85.5) 28(82.3) 229(83.8) 118(83.1) 139(84.2) 169(82.8) 88(85.4) 218(83.9) 39(83.0) 122(81.3) 131(85.6) 78(76.5) 179(87.3) 74(78.7) 99(86.8) 53.1-82.7 81.0-89.4 75.6-86.7 79.8-91.9 76.1-86.9 77.6-91.2 79.0-88.4 72.1-89.7 73.7-87.3 79.7-90.0 66.8-92.5 79.1-87.8 76.3-88.6 78.1-89.2 77.2-87.5 77.6-91.2 79.0-87.9 70.2-91.7 74.5-86.9 79.3-90.5 67.5-83.9 82.2-91.3 69.6-86.1 79.6-92.1 Costa et al. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:73 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/73 Page 5 of 8 Table 2 Bivariate analyses of the factors associated to preventive and non-preventive behavior for toxoplasmosis in pregnant adolescents assisted in Public Health Care Services. Non-preventive n(%) (CI95%) Comparing the preventive behavior for toxoplasmosis among pregnant adolescents, through a bivariate analysis (Table 2), a positive association was verified with the age group between 12 and 14 years (OR = 2.61; 95%CI 1.06- 6.04) and two or more prenatal consultations attended by the pregnant adolescents (OR = 2.11; 95%CI 1.09- 4.10). No significant associations were found among the pregnant adolescents who were married, followed a reli- gion, non-white racial classification, had an academic OR(CI95%) 2.61 (1.06-6.04) 1 1.46 (0.74-2.99) 1 1.14 (0.58-2.36) 1 1.15 (0.53-2.40) 1 1.35 (0.70-2.61) 1 1.11(0.36-2.96) 1 0.92 (0.48-1.77) 1 1.21 (0.61-2.53) 1 1.06 (0.40-2.52) 1 1.37 (0.71-2.65) 1 2.11 (1.09-4.10) 1 1.78 (0.80-4.00) 1 p 0.013 0.241 0.676 0.686 0.322 0.819 0.787 0.561 0.882 0.314 0.015 0.119