Global Journal of Public Health Medicine (Sep 2021)

A META-ANALYSIS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MALARIA COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION

  • Norain Ahmad,
  • Nurul Afzan Aminuddin,
  • Sharifah Fazlinda Syed Nor,
  • Mohd Nazrin Jamhari,
  • Ahmad Farid Nazmi Abdul Halim,
  • Hasanain Faisal Ghazi,
  • Mohammed Saffree Jeffree,
  • Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim,
  • Norfazilah Ahmad,
  • Azmawati Mohammed Nawi,
  • Mohd Rohaizat Hassan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37557/gjphm.v3i2.98
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2

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Introduction: The community-based intervention was proven as one of the best approaches in combatting malaria. It is widely used to reduce malaria cases worldwide. A multisectoral approach must be made to ensure the success of the intervention. Therefore, this study is aimed is to determine the effectiveness of community-based intervention for malaria based on recent findings. Methods: A search strategy using Pub Med and Cochrane database platform investigating the effectiveness of malaria community-based intervention. There are selected terms and words predefined to obtain a comprehensive search strategy that included text fields within records and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms). Results: Eight articles were selected for this study. This review identified six communitybased interventions for malaria and four outcome measures. Most of the studies included a low risk of bias in each criterion except for random sequence and allocation of concealment. The meta-analysis found that the overall incidence difference of the included studies was significant (0.05 CI 0.02, 0.08), while the subgroup analysis of Permethrin LLIN the I2 was reduced to 75%. However, the overall usage percentage difference in health education and community mobilization to improve intervention usage was not significant (0.28 CI -0.02, 0.58). Conclusion: The community-based intervention approach is practical to fight malaria thus, to reduced mortality due to malaria. An integrated approach and engagement with multiagency will ensure outstanding achievement in fighting malaria.

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