Cochrane · systematic review · CD000363
Insecticide‐treated nets for preventing malaria
Pryce, J, Richardson, M, Lengeler, C · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Infectious DiseasesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
16
current version
GRADE rated
16
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 12.5%Low 4 · 25%Moderate 4 · 25%High 6 · 37.5%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains compared to no nets for preventing malaria
Population: people of all ages living in malaria transmission settings
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Child mortality from all causes Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Rate ratio 0.83 [0.77, 0.89] | 5 studies · 200833 participants | High |
Plasmodium falciparum uncomplicated episodesg Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Rate ratio 0.55 [0.48, 0.64] | 5 studies · 35551 participants | High |
Plasmodium vivax uncomplicated episodes (cumulative incidence) Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Risk ratio 0.61 [0.48, 0.77] | 2 studies · 10967 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Any Plasmodium spp. uncomplicated episodes Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Rate ratio 0.5 [0.28, 0.9] | 1 study · 8395 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
P falciparum prevalence Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Risk ratio 0.83 [0.71, 0.98] | 6 studies · 18809 participants | High |
P vivax prevalence Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Risk ratio 1 [0.75, 1.34] | 2 studies · 10967 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Severe malaria episodes Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Rate ratio 0.56 [0.38, 0.82] | 2 studies · 31173 participants | High |
Anaemia (mean packed cell volume) Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs no nets | Mean difference 1.29 [0.42, 2.16] | 5 studies · 11489 participants | High |
Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains compared to untreated nets for preventing malaria
Population: people of all ages living in malaria transmission settings
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Child mortality from all causes Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Rate ratio 0.67 [0.36, 1.23] | 2 studies · 25389 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Plasmodium falciparum uncomplicated episodes Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Rate ratio 0.58 [0.44, 0.78] | 5 studies · 2036 participants | High |
Plasmodium vivax uncomplicated episodes l Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Rate ratio 0.73 [0.51, 1.05] | 3 studies · 1535 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Any Plasmodium spp. uncomplicated episodes (cumulative incidence) Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Risk ratio 0.47 [0.17, 1.28] | 2 studies · 8082 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
P falciparum prevalence Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Risk ratio 0.91 [0.78, 1.05] | 3 studies · 2259 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
P vivax prevalence Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Risk ratio 0.68 [0.25, 1.85] | 1 study · 350 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Any Plasmodium spp. prevalence Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Risk ratio 0.17 [0.05, 0.53] | 1 study · 924 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Anaemia (mean packed cell volume) Insecticide‐treated bed nets and curtains vs untreated nets | Mean difference 0.48 | 2 studies · 1909 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |