Contrary to our hypothesis, in this study, the proportion of women with fractional Hb drop > 20% (-0.20) as compared to the baseline within 3 days after intake of SP as IPT was similar among G6PD full deficient, G6PD partial deficient and G6PD normal women contrary to what we would expect if significant acute G6PD deficiency-associated haemolysis had occurred. Here, G6PD is linked to G6PD deficiency.