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Table 4 Broad malaria intervention categories showing the number of studies as a percentage of the total number of reviewed studies

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria interventions using disability adjusted life years: a systematic review

Intervention category

Number of studies (%)

References

Case treatment (out- and in-patients)

12 (30.0)

[3, 8, 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30]

Prophylaxis

12 (30.0)

[3, 29, 31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40]

Vector control/insecticide spraying

6 (15.0)

[3, 27, 29, 30, 41, 42]

Insecticide treated nets

11 (27.5)

[3, 28,29,30, 40, 42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49]

Early detection system

1 (2.5)

[19]

Environmental management

2 (5.0)

[28, 50]

Diagnosis

2 (5.0)

[51, 52]

Educational programme

1 (2.5)

[53]

Malaria elimination program

1 (2.5)

[54]

Combination of interventions

6 (15.0)

[3, 27, 28, 30, 40, 50]