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Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone: Malaria incidence

Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus… showed no clear difference in malaria incidence compared with ITNs alone (low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone
Malaria incidence · people at risk of malaria
Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus… showed no clear difference in malaria incidence compared with ITNs alone (low certainty).
Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria in communities using insecticide‐treated nets (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Rate ratio 0.86 [0.61, 1.23]323631 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria in communities using insecticide‐treated nets
2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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