ArticleMalaria journal2025
Qualitative ethnobotanical survey on the virtues of Carapa procera and plants used for protection against mosquitoes in Côte d'Ivoire.
Article in Malaria journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundCarapa procera products, particularly the vegetable oil, are prized for their cosmetic, medicinal and especially insect repellent/insecticide properties. The latter property raises questions about the use of this plant against mosquitoes that transmit pathogens within Ivorian communities, given that Côte d'Ivoire is endemic for malaria. There is no scientific report on the use of C. procera and the plants traditionally used to prevent mosquito bites in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim of this study is therefore to determine the virtues of C. procera known to the people of Côte d'Ivoire and to identify the plants they use to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
methodsA descriptive qualitative study was conducted in 16 localities in 6 regions of Côte d'Ivoire. The surveys were carried out using non-probability sampling and semi-structured interviews. The sample for each locality was selected on the basis of response saturation. Samples of available or accessible plants cited by local people were collected for identification in the herbarium.
resultsA total of 121 people were interviewed. The study showed that 68.6% of respondents were familiar with C. procera. Carapa procera vegetable oil has been designated as an insect repellent, particularly for flies, mosquitoes and ants. The cosmetic, antimalarial, anti-fatigue and mystical uses of the plant have been listed. The study showed that 47.1% of respondents used plants to protect themselves against mosquitoes. Twelve plant species traditionally used against mosquitoes were identified: Nicotiana tabacum, Hyptis suaveolens, Ocimum basilicum, Citrus sinensis, Azadirachta indica, Elaeis guineensis, Chromolaena odorata, Hoslundia opposita, Ocimum gratissimum, Piliostigma thonningii, Alstonia boonei and Phyllanthus amarus. The most common method of use was to fumigate fresh or dried plants inside homes.
conclusionThe study presented the reasons for the use of C. procera and other plants used against mosquitoes in Côte d'Ivoire. It shows the importance of plant substances in protecting communities against mosquitoes, despite the deployment of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLINs) and the spraying of insecticides by health programmes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.