Cochrane · systematic review · CD011595
Mosquito repellents for malaria prevention
Maia, MF, Kliner, M, Richardson, M, et al. · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 5 · 71.4%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
Topical repellents compared to placebo or no treatment for malaria prevention
Population: malaria prevention
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical malaria: P. falciparum Topical repellents vs placebo or no treatment | RR 0.65 [0.4, 1.07] | 3 studies · 4450 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Parasitaemia: P. falciparum Topical repellents vs placebo or no treatment | RR 0.84 [0.64, 1.12] | 4 studies · 13310 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Clinical malaria: P. vivax Topical repellents vs placebo or no treatment | RR 1.32 [0.99, 1.76] | 2 studies · 3996 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Parasitaemia: P. vivax Topical repellents vs placebo or no treatment | RR 1.07 [0.8, 1.41] | 3 studies · 9434 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
ITC compared to placebo or no treatment for malaria prevention
Population: malaria prevention
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinical malaria: P. falciparum ITC vs placebo or no treatment | RR 0.49 [0.29, 0.83] | 2 studies · 997 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Clinical malaria: P. vivax ITC vs placebo or no treatment | RR 0.64 [0.4, 1.01] | 2 studies · 997 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Spatial repellents compared to placebo or no treatment for malaria prevention
Population: malaria prevention
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Parasitaemia Plasmodium spp. Spatial repellents vs placebo or no treatment | RR 0.24 [0.03, 1.72] | 2 studies · 6683 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |