Comparison 3. Deworming drugs versus placebo; all trials.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Change in log10 HIV RNA, by antihelminthic	5	1534	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.09 [‐0.19, 0.01]
1.1 Albendazole	2	302	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.18 [‐0.37, 0.02]
1.2 Praziquantel	2	213	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.17 [‐0.32, ‐0.03]
1.3 Diethylcarbamazine	1	11	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.08 [‐0.93, 0.77]
1.4 Albendazole and praziquantel	2	1008	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.01 [‐0.04, 0.05]
2 Difference in adverse events between treatment and no treatment groups	7	1649	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.53, 2.83]
3 Difference in mortality events between treatment and no treatment groups	5	1627	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.77 [0.52, 1.14]