Comparison 2. Deworming drugs versus placebo in people with confirmed helminth infection.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Viral load: change in log10 HIV‐1 RNA	4	445	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐0.26, ‐0.00]
1.1 Soil‐transmitted helminths	2	273	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.10 [‐0.31, 0.12]
1.2 Schistosomiasis	2	161	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐0.36, 0.10]
1.3 Lymphatic filariasis	1	11	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.08 [‐0.93, 0.77]
2 Change in CD4 count	3	358	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	37.86 [7.36, 68.35]
2.1 Soil‐transmitted helminths	2	228	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	40.69 [1.51, 79.87]
2.2 Schistosomiasis	1	130	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	33.5 [‐15.06, 82.06]