Cochrane · systematic review · CD008923

Mosquito aquatic habitat modification and manipulation interventions to control malaria

Martello, E, Yogeswaran, G, Reithinger, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library

Infectious Diseases2 versionsAMSTAR 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
13
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 7.7%Very low 4 · 30.8%Low 4 · 30.8%Moderate 4 · 30.8%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

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Habitat manipulation versus no intervention for control of malaria

Population: people at risk of malaria
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Clinical malaria incidence
Habitat manipulation vs no intervention
no estimate extracted1 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Malaria parasite prevalence
Habitat manipulation vs no intervention
RR 0.01 [0, 0.16]2 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
EIR
Habitat manipulation vs no intervention
RR 0.05 [0, 1.03]1 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Density of adult mosquitoes
Habitat manipulation vs no intervention
no estimate extracted2 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Density of immature mosquitoes
Habitat manipulation vs no intervention
no estimate extracted1 study · 3 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Habitat manipulation with larviciding versus no intervention for control of malaria

Population: people at risk of malaria
1 question
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Malaria parasite prevalence
Habitat manipulation with larviciding vs no intervention
OR 0.59 [0.42, 0.83]1 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness

Habitat manipulation and modification versus no intervention for control of malaria

Population: people at risk of malaria
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Density of adult mosquitoes
Habitat manipulation and modification vs no intervention
0.49 [0.47, 0.5]1 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Density of immature mosquitoes
Habitat manipulation and modification vs no intervention
no estimate extracted2 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Habitat manipulation and modification with larviciding versus no intervention for control of malaria

Population: people at risk of malaria
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Malaria parasite prevalence
Habitat manipulation and modification with larviciding vs no intervention
OR 0.8 [0.41, 1.55]1 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness
Haemoglobin levels
Habitat manipulation and modification with larviciding vs no intervention
no estimate extracted1 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness
Entomological inoculation rate
Habitat manipulation and modification with larviciding vs no intervention
no estimate extracted1 participantsUngraded
Density of adult mosquitoes
Habitat manipulation and modification with larviciding vs no intervention
no estimate extracted2 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness
Density of immature mosquitoes
Habitat manipulation and modification with larviciding vs no intervention
no estimate extracted1 participantsModerate
Downgraded: indirectness