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. 2019 Aug 14;2019(8):CD012736. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012736.pub2

Javadian 1974.

Methods Study design: CBA
Unit of allocation: clusters (dehestans which are administrative units above villages)
Number of units: 4 dehestans per arm
Outcome assessment/surveillance type: active case detection
Length of follow‐up: 1 year preintervention and 3 years postintervention. Overall period of April 1965 to the end of 1968
Adjustment for clustering: unclear as not reported
Participants Number of participants: total population varied throughout study period.
1965: 40,794 in control, 28,999 in intervention
1966: 41,514 in control, 27,446 in intervention
1967: 46,226 in control, 43,663 in intervention
1968: 46,757 in control, 32,649 in intervention
Population characteristics: total population was used. Population denominator not stable, swelled by migration during date palm harvest season which coincides with peak transmission in Aug/Sept.
Withdrawal and loss to follow‐up: not reported
Interventions Larvicide:
Active ingredient and dosage: the text suggested it is petroleum oil
Formulation: not reported
Manufacturer: not reported
Quality control of the larvicide: not reported
Duration of the activity of the larvicide: not reported
Method of application: not reported
Frequency of application: not reported
Buffer size between clusters: not reported
Cointerventions: IRS
Active ingredient and dosage: DDT 2 g/m² and malathion 2 g/m²
Formulation: not reported
Frequency of spraying: 2 rounds per year of DDT until 1967. After that, DDT was used for the first round and malathion was used for the second each year.
Coverage: not reported
Outcomes Malaria incidence
Indoor resting density of An stephensi
Notes