Feasibility and acceptability of G6PD testing and radical cure for Plasmodium vivax in Cambodia: the VIGTARC study

Kheang, ST, Ridley, R, Ngeth, E, Ir, P, Pengby, N, Sovannaroth, S, Lek, D, Phon, S, Kak, N and Yeung, S. 2022. Feasibility and acceptability of G6PD testing and radical cure for Plasmodium vivax in Cambodia: the VIGTARC study. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002333.

Kheang, ST, Ridley, R, Ngeth, E, Ir, P, Pengby, N, Sovannaroth, S, Lek, D, Phon, S, Kak, N and Yeung, S. Feasibility and acceptability of G6PD testing and radical cure for Plasmodium vivax in Cambodia: the VIGTARC study [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2022. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002333.

Kheang, ST, Ridley, R, Ngeth, E, Ir, P, Pengby, N, Sovannaroth, S, Lek, D, Phon, S, Kak, N and Yeung, S (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of G6PD testing and radical cure for Plasmodium vivax in Cambodia: the VIGTARC study. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00002333.

Description

This study aimed to design, implement and evaluate a new care pathway for P.v. malaria in Pursat province, Cambodia. Patients diagnosed with P.v infection by Village Malaria Workers (VMWs) were referred to local health centres for point-of-care G6PD testing and initiation of radical cure treatment depending on G6PD status. Primaquine was administered as 14 daily doses or 8 weekly doses of primaquine depending on G6PD status, with counselling and community follow-up including directly observed therapy by the VMW. Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated using a mixed methods approach.

Methods

Data capture method

Experiment: Field Intervention

Data Collection Period

From	To
February 2019	30 June 2021

Date (Date submitted to LSHTM repository)

30 June 2022

Language(s) of written materials

English

People & Groups

Data Creators	Kheang, ST, Ridley, R, Ngeth, E, Ir, P, Pengby, N, Sovannaroth, S, Lek, D, Phon, S, Kak, N and Yeung, S
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Health and Social Development (HSD), Cambodia, National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Cambodia, National Malaria Control Program (CNM), Cambodia