Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 8 findings · 4 reviews · Effective Practice and Organisation of Care

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No studies found 2 · 25%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 4 · 50%

Intervention not reported

Sustained recovery · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Sustained recovery · children aged > 6 months and ≤ 5 years with wasting

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health: identification and treatment of… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

LHWs vs usual care

Morbidity e.g. fever, diarrhoea, ARI Verbal reports obtained during home visits, record reviews · patients with reducing mortality and morbidity in children <5 years

LHWs may leads to lower morbidity e.g. fever, diarrhoea, ARI Verbal reports obtained during… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious… 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.86 [0.75, 0.99]
7 studies · 17408 participants
Low

Information and application support vs no intervention

Mean time to obtain insurance · Children with no health insurance

1 finding from 1 review

Strategies for expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable populations 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 200 participants
Low

ACT subsidies combined with supportive interventions vs no subsidies

ACT use (percentage of children under 5 years receiving ACT on the same day or following day of fever onset) · Patients seeking treatment for suspected uncomplicated malaria

1 finding from 1 review

Subsidising artemisinin‐based combination therapy in the private retail sector 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 26626 participants
High

ACT subsidies combined with supportive interventions vs no subsidies

ACT availability (percentage of outlets stocking ACTs for children under 5 years) · Patients seeking treatment for suspected uncomplicated malaria

1 finding from 1 review

Subsidising artemisinin‐based combination therapy in the private retail sector 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 2 participants
High

ACT subsidies combined with supportive interventions vs no subsidies

ACT price (change in ACT prices for children under 5 years)c · Patients seeking treatment for suspected uncomplicated malaria

1 finding from 1 review

Subsidising artemisinin‐based combination therapy in the private retail sector 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
High

ACT subsidies combined with supportive interventions vs no subsidies

Use of older antimalarials (amodiaquine, sulphadoxine‐pyrimethamine; children under 5 years) · Patients seeking treatment for suspected uncomplicated malaria

1 finding from 1 review

Subsidising artemisinin‐based combination therapy in the private retail sector 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
High