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

Malaria Journal

Table 3 Association between CQ stocks and/or CQ in urine and the risk of acquiring infection with CQ resistant P. falciparum strains

Study sites	CQ stocks and prevalence of T76 mutation of pfcrt		Urine CQ and prevalence of T76 mutation of pfcrt
	RR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Cape Coast	0.26	(0.11-0.63)^HS	0.07	(0.03-0.18)^HS
Elmina	0.10	(0.02-0.66)^S	0.04	(0.02-0.11)^HS
Twifo Praso	0.21	(0.06-0.80)^S	0.19	(0.09-0.39)^HS
Assin Foso	0.22	(0.08-0.62)^HS	0.06	(0.03-0.12)^HS

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