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Table 1 Characteristics of the 28 included papers

From: The impact of community-delivered models of malaria control and elimination: a systematic review

Author

Country

Malaria transmission

Design

Model

Malaria (M) or malaria plus (M+)

Malaria intervention delivered

Linn et al. [36]

Myanmar

Endemica

Retrospective cohort

tCHW

M

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Alonso et al. [57]

Gambia

Holo-endemica

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

ITN + parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Delacollette et al. [40]

Zaire (Congo)

Meso-endemica

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

ITN + chemoprohylaxis

Greenwood et al. [41]

Gambia

Seasonala

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

IPTc

Hamainza et al. [46]

Zambia

Perenniala

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

ITN + parasitological dx + Tx + referral

Linn et al. [44]

Senegal

Pf API ≥ 0.1/1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Littrell et al. [35]

Cameroon

Endemic and perenniala

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral

Mbonye et al. [56]

Uganda

Hyper-endemica

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral

Mbonye et al. [32]

Uganda

Hyper-endemica

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral

Msyamboza [47]

Malawi

Pf API ≥ 0.1/1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

ITN + IRS + parasitological dx + Tx + referral

Ndyomugyenyi et al. [58]

Uganda

Pf API ≥ 0.1/1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral

Tiono et al. [45]

Burkina Faso

Seasonala

Quasi-experiment with control

tCHW

M

Parasitological dx + Tx

Das et al. [26]

India

API > 5/1000 paa

Cluster randomized trial

tCHW

M

Presumptive dx + Tx + chemoprophylaxis

Eriksen et al. [49]

Tanzania

Holo-endemica

Cluster randomized trial

tCHW

M

IPTp + BCC

Kweku et al. [34]

Ghana

Pf API ≥ 0.1 per 1000 pab

Cluster randomized trial

tCHW

M

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Lemma et al. [43]

Ethiopia

Hypo-endemica

Cluster randomized trial

tCHW

M

ITN + BCC

Ohnmar et al. [30]

Myanmar

Endemica

Cluster randomized trial

tCHW

M

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral

Patouillard et al. [33]

Ghana

Seasonala

Cluster randomized trial

tCHW

M

ITN + presumptive dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Abegunde et al. [27]

Nigeria

High perenniala

Case–control study

iCCM

M+c

ITN + parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC + IPTp

Brenner et al. [28]

Uganda

Pf API ≥ 0.1 per 1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

iCCM

M+d

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Mubiru et al. [38]

Uganda

Pf API ≥ 0.1 per 1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

iCCM

M+d

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Nsungwa-Sabiiti et al. [37]

Uganda

Holo-endemic to hyper-endemica

Quasi-experiment with control

HMM

M+d

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Thiam et al. [42]

Senegal

Pf API ≥ 0.1 per 1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

HMM

M+d

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Tobin-West et al. [31]

Nigeria

Pf API ≥ 0.1 per 1000 pab

Quasi-experiment with control

HMM

M+e

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Chinbuah et al. [48]

Ghana, Guinea

Perenniala

Cluster randomized trial

HMM

M+f

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Kidane and Morrow [59]

Ethiopia

Hyper-endemica

Cluster randomized trial

HMM

M

Presumptive dx + Tx + referral + BCC

Kouyaté et al. [39]

Burkina Faso

Holo-endemica

Cluster randomized trial

HMM

M

Parasitological dx + Tx + referral + BCC

The CDI Study Group [29]

Cameroon, Nigeria and Uganda

Pf API ≥ 0.1 per 1000 pab

Cluster randomized trial

HMM

M+g

ITN, presumptive dx + Tx

  1. pa, per annum; BCC, behavioural change communication/health education activities; Chemoprophylaxis, provision of malaria chemoprophylaxis; IPTc, intermittent preventive treatment (children); IPTp, intermittent preventive treatment (pregnant mothers); IRS, indoor residual spraying; ITN, long-lasting insecticidal nets or insecticide treated net distribution and/or organization for distribution by CHW and/or net dipping; Presumptive dx, malaria diagnosis by clinical signs and symptoms by CHWs; Parasitological dx, malaria diagnosis by a parasitological method either rapid diagnostic test, microscopy or polymerase chain reaction or others by CHWs; Referral, referral of malaria cases as per the guidelines; Tx, malaria treatment by CHWs
  2. aSelf-reported in the paper
  3. bDerived from Malaria Atlas Project [21] Map
  4. cPrimary health care
  5. dPneumonia, diarrhoea
  6. ePneumonia, diarrhoea, malnutrition
  7. fDiarrhoea
  8. gVitamin A supplementation, Short-course, directly-observed treatment for Tuberculosis, Ivermectin distribution