Findings

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8 questions · 8 findings · 4 reviews · Infectious Diseases

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 12.5%Low 1 · 12.5%Moderate 6 · 75%High 0 · 0%

Anaemia · malaria in infants

The intervention showed no clear difference in anaemia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Rate ratio 0.77 [0.53, 1.12]
1 study · 684 participants
Moderate

Anaemia · malaria in infants

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 147 participants
Moderate

Anaemia · malaria in infants

The intervention showed no clear difference in anaemia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Rate ratio 0.72 [0.49, 1.07]
1 study · 676 participants
Moderate

Anaemia · children under 12 months of age

The intervention probably leads to lower anaemia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Rate ratio 0.82 [0.68, 0.98]
6 studies · 7438 participants
Moderate

Moderately severe anaemia · Children aged less than 5 years

The intervention probably leads to lower moderately severe anaemia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children living in areas with seasonal transmission 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Risk Ratio 0.71 [0.52, 0.98]
5 studies · 8805 participants
Moderate

Children with anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL) · Children with anaemia

The intervention showed no clear difference in children with anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive antimalarial treatment for children with anaemia 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.88, 1.07]
4 studies · 2237 participants
Moderate

Maternal anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL at delivery) · HIV‐positive pregnant women living

The intervention showed no clear difference in maternal anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL at delivery) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV‐positive pregnant women 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.72, 1.2]
2 studies · 447 participants
Low

Maternal anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL at delivery) · HIV‐positive pregnant women

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes maternal anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL at delivery) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent preventive treatment regimens for malaria in HIV‐positive pregnant women 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.69, 1.4]
1 study · 157 participants
Very low