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Table 2 Prevalence of subjects that still use CQ and the drug shops that had CQ stocks at the study sites

From: Use of proscribed chloroquine is associated with an increased risk of pfcrt T76 mutation in some parts of Ghana

Study sites

Percentage prevalence of pfcrt mutations

Percentage of subjects with CQ in urine (n/N)

Percentage of drug shops with CQ stocks (n/N)

Cape Coast

80.4

23.21 (13/56)

21.05 (4/19)

Elmina

78.8

11.43 (12/105)

9.09 (1/13)

Assin Foso

75.9

18.88 (27/143)

16.67 (3/19)

Twifo Praso

50.0

16.43 (23/140)

10.53 (2/19)

Total number

71.9

16.89 (75/444)

14.49 (10/69)

  1. n represent the number of subjects that had CQ in their urine.
  2. N represent the total number of subject whose urine were tested for CQ.