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Operational feasibility of appropriate radical cure of Plasmodium vivax after semi-quantitative G6PD testing in Ethiopia: A mixed methods study

Domaine:

healthcare
Créateur:
GerGadisa, Endalamaw
Éditeur:
Gre
Éditeur:
Har
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Data from a prospective mix-methods operational feasibility study aiming to assess the operational feasibility and impact, safety, acceptability and cost of a revised treatment algorithm for P.vivax malaria that includes point of care semi-quantitative G6PD testing and radical cure treatment with primaquine (PQ) or tafenoquine (TQ). This study had three stages: 1) a formative assessment, 2) an introduction of the revised algorithm in 5 health facilities and 3) an expansion of the revised algorithm to additional facilities, including health centers and health posts.

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