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 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 50%

All‐cause mortality · children with or without anaemia at baseline

Oral iron with antimalarial prophylaxis showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral iron supplements for children in malaria‐endemic areas 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.52, 2.11]
728 participants
Low

Clinical malaria · children with or without anaemia at baseline

Oral iron with antimalarial prophylaxis leads to lower clinical malaria compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral iron supplements for children in malaria‐endemic areas 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.54 [0.43, 0.67]
728 participants
High