Dr Megha Rajasekhar
Senior Research Fellow in Biostatistics
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
36 Scholarly works
1 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Effect of higher dose primaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Indonesia: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.1019082026
Journal article
Analysis of the effect of primaquine dose on efficacy, safety, and tolerability in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria in Ethiopia: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-026-05968-z2026
Journal article
High-dose, short-course primaquine after point-of-care G6PD testing for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria: a safety study in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.1019032026
Journal article
Effectiveness and safety of 7-day high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine versus 14-day low-dose primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria (EFFORT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00729-72026
Journal article
The role of the spleen in red blood cell loss caused by malaria: A mathematical model
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.10138652024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Change of G6PD Activity in the Course of Malaria
2023
Journal article
Effect of adherence to primaquine on the risk of Plasmodium vivax recurrence: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04725-w
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Short-Course Low-Dose Primaquine for Radical Cure in G6PD-Normal Patients in the Pre-Elimination Context of Nepal
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.701452025
Journal article
Automated reporting of primaquine dose efficacy, tolerability and safety for Plasmodium vivax malaria using a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05642-w2025
Journal article
How to use learning curves to evaluate the sample size for malaria prediction models developed using machine learning algorithms
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05479-32025
Journal article
Reduced Red Blood Cell Deformability in Vivax Malaria
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae4902025
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Systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis on glucose- 6 – phosphate dehydrogenase activities measured by a semi-quantitative handheld biosensor
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05654-6