Cochrane · systematic review · CD012688
Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria in communities using insecticide‐treated nets
Pryce, J, Medley, N, Choi, L · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 25%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 2 · 25%High 1 · 12.5%
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
Current version onlyNon‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) versus ITNs alone for preventing malaria
Population: people at risk of malaria
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Malaria incidence Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | Rate ratio 0.86 [0.61, 1.23] | 323631 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Malaria parasite prevalence Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | RR 0.61 [0.42, 0.88] | 16394 participants | High |
EIR Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | no estimate extracted | 5 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Anaemia prevalence Non‐pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) plus insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | RR 0.71 [0.38, 1.31] | 4288 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) + insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) versus ITNs alone for preventing malaria
Population: people at risk of malaria
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Malaria incidence Pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) + insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | Rate ratio 1.07 [0.8, 1.43] | 15717 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Malaria parasite prevalence Pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) + insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | RR 1.11 [0.86, 1.44] | 10820 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
EIR Pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) + insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Anaemia prevalence (haemoglobin < 8 g/dL) Pyrethroid‐like indoor residual spraying (IRS) + insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) vs ITNs alone | RR 1.12 [0.89, 1.4] | 4186 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
‘Summary of findings' table 1
Population: people at risk of malaria
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Malaria incidence | Rate ratio 0.93 [0.46, 1.86] | 566 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Malaria parasite prevalence | RR 0.67 [0.35, 1.28] | 10440 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
EIR | no estimate extracted | 4 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Anaemia prevalence (haemoglobin < 8 g/dL) | RR 0.46 [0.18, 1.2] | 2026 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
‘Summary of findings' table 2
Population: people at risk of malaria
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Malaria incidence | Rate ratio 1.07 [0.8, 1.43] | 15717 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Malaria parasite prevalence | RR 1.11 [0.86, 1.44] | 10820 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
EIR | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Anaemia prevalence (haemoglobin < 8 g/dL) | RR 1.12 [0.89, 1.4] | 4186 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |