Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 1 · 50%

Low birthweight · HIV‐uninfected pregnant women

Mefloquine showed no clear difference in low birth weight compared with sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.78, 1.17]
2 studies · 5641 participants
High

Low birthweight · HIV‐infected pregnant women

Mefloquine plus cotrimoxazole showed no clear difference in low birth weight compared with cotrimoxazole (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mefloquine for preventing malaria in pregnant women 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.2 [0.89, 1.6]
2 studies · 1220 participants
Moderate