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A cross-sectional study from September 2013 to July 2014 analysed 202 blood samples for IgG and IgM antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a semi-constructed questionnaire was completed by participants to gather information about<jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic>infection risk factors.<jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>IgG antibodies were detected in 66\u00b75% of the females. Only one sample was positive for both IgG and IgM. Using<jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>test, six factors showed significant association with<jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>infection (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2a7d 0\u00b701). The multivariate logistic regression model showed that female students living in houses, wet areas, with income &gt;US$750\/month and using spring (untreated) water were 47\u00b742, 10\u00b720, 5\u00b700, 3\u00b725 more times at risk to be seropositive for<jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>, respectively, compared to female students living in apartments, dry areas, with income \u2264US$750\/month and using treated water, respectively. This study concluded that<jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>infection in female university students in Jordan is high and most women become infected before marriage; however, congenital toxoplasmosis is still likely to occur in Jordan. 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