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. 2023 Aug 21;2023(8):CD015422. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015422.pub2

Sangoro 2014a.

Study characteristics
Methods cRCT
Unit of randomization: cluster of households
ICC: not reported
Trial duration: 14 months
Participants Adults or children living in malaria endemic regions
Non‐high risk population
Interventions Topical repellent: 15% DEET lotion
Controls: placebo lotion
Co‐interventions: LLINs
Treatment arms:
‐ Intervention: 10 clusters, 468 households and 2224 participants
‐ Controls: 10 clusters, 469 households and 2202 participants
Outcomes ‐ Malaria case incidence: new cases of clinical malaria (caused by Plasmodium spp.) confirmed through blood smears or RDTs
‐ Adherence to regular usage of the intervention (defined based on recommendations provided by researchers to participants of individual trials)
Notes Carried out in Tanzania.
Funded by Population Services International.