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Antihelminthics vs control: Maternal anaemia in third trimester (< 11 g/dL)

Antihelminthics showed no clear difference in maternal anaemia in third trimester (< 11 g/dL) compared with control (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Antihelminthics vs control
Maternal anaemia in third trimester (< 11 g/dL) · pregnant women in second trimester of pregnancy
Antihelminthics showed no clear difference in maternal anaemia in third trimester (< 11 g/dL) compared with control (low certainty).
Effect of mass deworming with antihelminthics for soil‐transmitted helminths during pregnancy (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.72, 1]5 studies · 5745 participantsLow
Antihelminthics vs control
Maternal anaemia in third trimester (< 11 g/dL) ‐ all study groups · pregnant women in second trimester of pregnancy
Antihelminthics showed no clear difference in maternal anaemia in third trimester (< 11 g/dL) ‐ all study groups compared with control (low certainty).
Effect of mass deworming with antihelminthics for soil‐transmitted helminths during pregnancy (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD005547.PUB3, superseded
RR 0.94 [0.81, 1.1]4 studies · 3266 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Effect of mass deworming with antihelminthics for soil‐transmitted helminths during pregnancy
2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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