SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
A Meta-Regression Analysis of the Effectiveness of Mosquito Nets for Malaria Control: The Value of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Malaria Test Positivity Outcomes and Programme Interventions in Low Transmission Settings in Southern Africa, 2000-2021.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Targeting malaria in high-risk populations in low endemic regions in northern Namibia: a quasi-experimental controlled trial to reduce malaria in seasonal agricultural workers and cattle herders.BMJ global health · 2025Trial
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- Malaria Prevention: Progress to Date.Drugs · 2026Review
- Impact of Insecticide-Treated Nets onTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Context-specific drivers of non-regular long-lasting insecticidal net use in the Greater Mekong Subregion.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Impact of distribution campaigns on the use and availability of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in rural Guinea.MalariaWorld journal · 2026Article
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- Assessing the external validity of mobile phone surveys for monitoring ITN coverage indicators: a comparison with household surveys in Tanzania.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Breaking down malaria outbreak: A multidisciplinary approach in a border village of French Guiana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among febrile under-five refugee children attending Panyadoli Health Centre III, Kiryandongo District, Mid-western Uganda.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Prevalence and drivers of malaria infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic community members in five regions with varying transmission intensity in mainland Tanzania.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a tailored forest package of interventions, including topical repellents, in reducing malaria incidence in Myanmar.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Risk factors for contracting malaria in six wards of Mudzi District, Zimbabwe: A case control-study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets Utilization and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Shebel Berenta District, Northwest Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
- Differential Influence of Environmental Factors on Malaria Due to Vector Control Interventions in Uganda.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Malaria among the elderly in five communities of Osun East district, Southwest Nigeria: Prevalence and association with non-communicable diseases.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- Climatic, land-use and socio-economic factors can predict malaria dynamics at fine spatial scales relevant to local health actors: Evidence from rural Madagascar.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have been widely used as an effective alternative to conventional insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for over a decade. Due to the growing number of field trials and interventions reporting the effectiveness of LLINs in controlling malaria, there is a need to systematically review the literature on LLINs and ITNs to examine the relative effectiveness and characteristics of both insecticide nettings. A systematic review of over 2000 scholarly articles published since the year 2000 was conducted. The odds ratios (ORs) of insecticidal net effectiveness in reducing malaria were recorded. The final dataset included 26 articles for meta-regression analysis, with a sample size of 154 subgroup observations. While there is substantial heterogeneity in study characteristics and effect size, we found that the overall OR for reducing malaria by LLIN use was 0.44 (95% CI = 0.41-0.48,
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