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Table 5 Prevalence of G6PD deficiency and malaria among the 13 PVTGs of Odisha

From: A community based study on haemoglobinopathies and G6PD deficiency among particularly vulnerable tribal groups in hard-to-reach malaria endemic areas of Odisha, India: implications on malaria control

PVTG Tribes

Total

Study Population

G6PD deficiency prevalence

G6PD

variant

G6PD

activity in male deficient cases

(IU/g Hb)

G6PD

activity in Female deficient cases

(IU/g Hb

G6PD

activity

(IU/g Hb)

Malaria

Distribution

Malaria positive in G6PD deficient cases

Pf

Pv

Pf + Pv

Total

Pf

Pv

Pf + Pv

Total

Bonda

77

3 (3.9%)

Orissa

1.1 ± 0.34

3.3

1.1 ± 0.34

3

(50%)

3

(50%)

ND

6

(7.8%)

ND

3

(100%)

ND

3(100%)

Chuktia Bhunjia

59

3 (5.1%)

Orissa

1.2 ± 0.45

3.6

1.2 ± 0.45

ND

ND

3

3 (5.1%)

ND

ND

3 (100%)

3(100%)

Didayi

84

1 (1.1%)

Mediterranean

0.9

NA

0.9

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

ND

2 (2.4%)

ND

1

ND

1(100%)

Dongoria Kondha

145

7 (4.8%)

Orissa

1.3 ± 1.20

4.5 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 1.20

14 (70%)

2 (10%)

4 (20%)

20 (13.8%)

2 (40%)

2 (40%)

1 (20%)

5 (71.4%)

Hill Kharia

48

5 (10.4%)

Orissa

1.2 ± 0.86

3.7 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.86

ND

2 (66.7%)

1 (33.3%)

3 (6.3%)

ND

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

2 (40%)

Mankidia /Birhor

29

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Juanga

109

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

KutiaKondho

152

2 (1.3%)

Orissa

1.3 ± 0.07

ND

1.3 ± 0.07

29 (76.3%)

3 (7.9%)

6 (15.8%)

38 (25%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

ND

2(100%)

Lodha

102

ND

ND

NA

ND

NA

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

LanjiaSaora

148

8 (5.4%)

Orissa

1.4 ± 0.09

3.8 ± 1.6

1.4 ± 0.09

ND

3 (100%)

ND

3 (2%)

ND

3 (100%)

ND

3 (37.5%)

PaudiBhyan

309

4 (1.3%)

Orissa

1.3 ± 0.54

3.4 ± 1.2

1.3 ± 0.54

24 (70.6%)

6 (17.6%)

4 (11.8%)

34 (11%)

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

ND

4(100%)

Saora

199

7 (3.5%)

Orissa

1.2 ± 0.64

4.4 ± 1.4

1.2 ± 0.64

3 (33.3%)

4 (44.4%)

2 (22.2%)

9 (4.5%)

2 (50%)

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

4 (57.1%)

Total

1461

47 (3.2%)

NA

1.2 ± 0.65

3.8 ± 1.8

1.2 ± 0.65

74 (62.7%)

24 (20.3%)

20 (16.9%)

118 (8.1%)

6 (22.2%)

15 (55.5%)

6 (22.2%)

27 (57.4%)

  1. PVTGs Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups; G6PD glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase; Pf Plasmodium falciparum; Pv Plasmodium vivax; Pf + PV P.falciparum and P. vivax; ND not detected; NA not applicable