Cochrane · systematic review · CD012882
Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low‐ and middle‐income countries
Oliphant, NP, Manda, S, Daniels, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 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
11
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 6 · 54.5%Very low 4 · 36.4%Low 1 · 9.1%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
Summary of findings: integrated community case management versus usual facility services
Population: children U5
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Any iCCM illness Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | RR 0.96 [0.77, 1.19] | 5898 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of care Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Ungraded |
Mortality Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | no estimate extracted | 4 participants | Ungraded |
Neonatal mortality rate Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | HR 1.01 [0.77, 1.33] | 65209 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Infant mortality rate Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | HR 0.98 [0.72, 1.34] | 65209 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
U5 mortality rate Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | 1.16 [0.99, 1.36] | 4729 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Adverse events Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services | no estimate extracted | 5 participants | Ungraded |
Summary of findings: integrated community case management versus usual facility services plus CCM for malaria
Population: children U5
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Any iCCM illness Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services plus CCM | RR 1.59 [0.66, 3.87] | 7876 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of care Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services plus CCM | no estimate extracted | 2 participants | Ungraded |
Mortality Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services plus CCM | no estimate extracted | 4 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse events Summary of findings: integrated community case management vs usual facility services plus CCM | no estimate extracted | 5 participants | Ungraded |