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Table 3 Molecular diversity of the Pfk13 propeller gene in Kenya and Ethiopia, 2018-2022

From: Molecular surveillance of Kelch 13 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya and Ethiopia

 

Tajima’s test of neutrality

Fu and Li’s test of neutrality

Country

Study site§

Sample size

Proportion of polymorphic sites

Number of haplotypes, h

Haplotype diversity, Hd ± SD

Nucleotide diversity, πi ± SD (10–3)

Tajima's D

P-value

Fu and Li’s F test statistic

P-value

Kenya

Homa Bay

466

7/2181

8

0.055 ± 0.015

0.03 ± 0.01

−1.823

 < 0.05

−2.345

 < 0.05

 

Kakamega

126

7/2181

8

0.302 ± 0.053

0.15 ± 0.03

−1.698

NS

−1.882

NS

 

Kisii

12

0/2181

1

0

0

 

Kombewa

179

6/2181

7

0.088 ± 0.029

0.04 ± 0.01

−1.885

 < 0.05

−3.133

 < 0.02

 

Subtotal

738

14/2181

15

0.104 ± 0.015

0.05 ± n.d

−2.084

 < 0.01

−3.771

 < 0.02

Ethiopia

Arjo

91

1/2181

2

0.022 ± 0.021

0.01 ± 0.01

−1.038

NS

−1.999

NS

 

Awash

23

0/2181

1

0

0

 

Dire Dawa

50

1/2181

2

0.040 ± 0.038

0.02 ± 0.02

−1.103

NS

−1.884

NS

 

Gambella

133

0/2181

1

0

0

 

Semera

22

1/2181

2

0.247 ± 0.108

0.11 ± 0.05

−0.175

NS

0.479

NS

 

Subtotal

319

2/2181

3

0.031 ± 0.014

0.01 ± 0.01

−1.150

NS

−1.499

NS

Total

1102

15/2181

16

0.083 ± 0.012

0.04 ± n.d

−2.088

 < 0.01

−3.729

 < 0.02

  1. n.d. not determined by DnaSp v6 software
  2. §Samples were aggregated by site (2018-2022) for molecular diversity calculations
  3. NS = not significant at P<0.05, “—” denotes no polymorphisms in population