Cochrane · systematic review · CD008090
Larvivorous fish for preventing malaria transmission
Walshe, DP, Garner, P, Adeel, AA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
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
5
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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
Current version only'Summary of findings' table 1
Population: people living in malaria‐endemic areas
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical malaria (incidence) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Entomological inoculation rate | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Density of adult malaria vectors | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Density of immature vector stages in water bodies Quasi‐experimental studies | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Larval sites positive for immature vector stages Quasi‐experimental studies | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Comparison
Population: people living in malaria‐endemic areas
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Effects on malaria transmission | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Clinical malaria (Incidence) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Entomological inoculation rate | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Density of adult malaria vectors | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Effects on larvae at potential mosquito breeding sites | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Density of immature vector stages in water bodies Quasi‐experimental studies | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Breeding sites positive for immature vector stages Quasi‐experimental studies | no estimate extracted | NR | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |