High Seropositivity of Brucella melitensis Antibodies among Pregnant Women Attending Health Care Facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the participants ().

Characteristics/variables		Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Body temperature		36.3°C (IQR:35.5-36.7)
H/fever in current pregnancy	Yes	306	48.2%
	No	329	51.8%
Malaise	Yes	233	36.7%
	No	402	63.3%
Headache	Yes	328	51.7%
	No	307	48.3%
Myalgia	Yes	63	9.9%
	No	572	90.1%
Loss of appetite	Yes	204	32.1%
	No	431	67.9%
Eating raw meat	Yes	26	4.1%
	No	609	95.9%
Roasted meat	Yes	405	63.8%
	No	230	36.2%
H/baby with low birth weight	Yes	26	5.8%
	No	421	94.2%
H/miscarriage	Yes	72	11.3%
	No	563	88.7%
Stillbirth	Yes	12	2.7%
	No	435	97.3%
Blood transfusion	Yes	47	7.4%
	No	588	92.6%
HIV status	Positive	12	1.9%
	Negative	574	90.4%
	Unknown	49	7.7%

Median and interquartile range.