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Table 1 Distribution of Pfcrt K76T resistance marker in six regions of Tanzania

From: Trends in chloroquine resistance marker, Pfcrt-K76T mutation ten years after chloroquine withdrawal in Tanzania

 

Frequency of K76T

Prevalence of K76

Region

K76 (%)

76T (%)

Mixed

n

%

Tanga

108 (94.7)

6 (5.3)

2

116

93.2

Coastal

130 (93.5)

9 (6.5)

0

139

93.5

Mtwara

66 (97.1)

2 (2.9)

3

71

93.2

Kagera

82 (92.1)

7 (7.9)

8

97

85.7

Mwanza

150 (93.2)

11(6.8)

10

171

88.4

Mbeya

136 (95.1)

7 (4.9)

4

147

92.7

Overall

672 (94.3)

42 (5.7)

27

741

91