G6PD deficiency in malaria endemic areas of Nepal.

Baburam MarasiniBibek Kumar LalSuman ThapaKiran Raj AwasthiBijay BajracharyaPratik KhanalSanjeev NeupaneShambhu Nath JhaSanjaya AcharyaSmriti IamaMadan KoiralaDinesh KoiralaSuresh BhandariRam Kumar MahatoArun ChaudharyPramin GhimireRahachan Gharti MagarRajan Kumar BhattaraiGornpan GornsawunPimsupah PenpitchapornGermana BanconeBhim Prasad Acharya

Published in: Malaria journal (2020)

This study has identified populations with moderate to high prevalence of G6PD deficiency which provides strong evidence supporting the WHO recommendations to screen G6PD deficiency at health facility level before the use of primaquine-based radical curative regimen for Plasmodium vivax.

Keyphrases

replacement therapy
healthcare
public health
high throughput
tertiary care
climate change
risk assessment
social media
long term care