Assessment of Quality of Life among Pregnant Women with Toxoplasmosis

Abstract

oxoplasmosis is one of the important zoonotic infection worldwide, it is the third leading infectious cause of food-borne death. Toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic in healthy women, but acute infection during pregnancy can lead to threatened sequel for pregnant women and their fetuses. Toxoplasmosis acquired importance for two reasons. Firstly, it can cause fetal infection if this acquired during pregnancy with unpredictable manifestation in the fetus and neonate. Secondly, this is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among immune-compromised women. Health and QOL are inherently interrelated and the most commonly refer to people’s experience of their global health. It also refers to health related subjective wellbeing, functional status, or self-perceived health. Which encompasses physical, emotional and cognitive function, as well as the ability to participate in meaningful activities within the family, work place and community which represent social function. All of this consequence of toxoplasmosis have an adverse effects on the pregnant quality of life this study revealed that the majority of the studied women (79.3%), (45%), (42.1%), (37.9%) had poor quality of life regarding physical function, psychological function, social function and general health respectively.