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Table 2 P. falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (Pfdhfr) and dihydropteroate synthetase (Pfdhps) haplotypes by study sites

From: High-level Plasmodium falciparum sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance with the concomitant occurrence of septuple haplotype in Tanzania

Gene haplotype

Prevalence of haplotypes by sites

Muheza (n = 77)

Muleba (n = 72)

Nachingwea (n = 85)

P value

Pfdhfr

CNCSI

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (3.5)

0.109

CICNI

4 (5.2)

17 (23.6)

7 (8.4)

0.002

CIRSI

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.642

CNRNI

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

15 (17.7)

<0.001

CIRNI

72 (93.3)

54 (75.0)

60 (70.6)

<0.001

  

n = 77

n = 72

n = 82

 

Pfdhps

SAKAA

1 (1.3)

11 (15.3)

11 (16.5)

0.003

AAKAA

4 (5.2)

4 (5.6)

16 (18.8)

0.008

SAKAS

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

0 (0)

0.308

SAEAA

0 (0)

4 (5.6)

0 (0)

0.008

AAKAS

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

1 (1.2)

0.76

SGEAA

21 (27.2)

15 (20.8)

0 (0)

<0.001

SGEGA

31 (40.3)

2 (2.8)

0 (0)

<0.001

AGEAA

12 (15.6)

30 (41.7)

54 (63.5)

<0.001*

AGEGA

8 (10.4)

4 (5.6)

0 (0)

0.003

  1. Bold underline indicates the amino acid changes
  2. n number of haplotypes excluding the mixed infections/genotypes
  3. * Pearson Chi-square test was applied (χ2 = 39.9, p < 0.001), all others were compared using Fisher’s exact test