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Concurrently, insufficient Vitamin D3 (Vit D3) levels during gestation may contribute to adverse outcomes for both mother and developing fetus. This study was designed to examine the Vit D3 status and seroprevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                      among women of reproductive age in northern Iran.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This investigation employed Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) to quantify anti-\n                      <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                      immunoglobulins (IgG\/IgM) and Vit D3 levels in 320 serum specimens from women of reproductive age in northern Iran. Data analysis incorporated prevalence calculations, binary, and multivariate logistic regression for odds ratio determination using SPSS v21.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 245 out of 320 (76.56%) women of reproductive age were characterized as Vit D3 deficient. Serological analysis revealed a 61.9% (198\/320) IgG seroprevalence rate for\n                      <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                      , with only 0.3% (1\/320) showing IgM positivity. Notably, 159 seropositive cases (64.8%) occurred among Vit D3-deficient participants. Statistical evaluation demonstrated a significant correlation (OR\u2009=\u20091.71; 95% CI: 1.01\u20132.88;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.045), indicating 71% increased\n                      <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                      seropositive risk in individuals with insufficient Vit D3 levels compared to those with adequate status.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study reveals a high concurrent prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection and Vit D3 deficiency among women of reproductive age in northern Iran. Vit D3 deficiency may be linked to higher susceptibility to infection and potentially to reproductive health issues. However, due to the cross-sectional design of the study, it is not possible to determine whether Vit D3 deficiency increases the risk of infection or if infection itself influences Vit D3 levels. These findings highlight a significant association that warrants further prospective and interventional studies to clarify the direction and underlying mechanisms of this relationship.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12905-025-04114-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,6]],"date-time":"2025-11-06T12:07:51Z","timestamp":1762430871000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Vitamin D3 status and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in reproductive-aged women in Northern Iran"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Mostafa","family":"Tork","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mitra","family":"Sadeghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shahabeddin","family":"Sarvi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fatemeh","family":"Khazaei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bahareh","family":"Basirpour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Somayeh","family":"Ahmadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Seyyed Ali","family":"Shariatzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Seyed Abdollah","family":"Hosseini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marzieh","family":"Zamaniyan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Daryani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sargis A.","family":"Aghayan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"4114_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Amouei A, Sharif M, Sarvi S, Nejad RB, Aghayan SA, Hashemi-Soteh MB, Mizani A, Hosseini SA, Gholami S, Sadeghi A, Sarafrazi M. 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