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  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Vector Control

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  • Malaria remains a significant global health challenge, with progress in control efforts stagnating.
  • Novel and supplementary vector control strategies are urgently needed.
  • Modifying houses to prevent mosquito entry is a revisited approach with potential to reduce malaria transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of house modifications on malaria incidence and transmission.
  • To synthesize evidence from various study designs assessing house screening interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic search of multiple databases and clinical trial registries up to November 2019.
  • Inclusion of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster-RCTs, and quasi-experimental studies reporting malaria outcomes.
  • Data extraction and risk of bias assessment by two independent reviewers, with evidence certainty evaluated using the GRADE approach.

Main Results:

  • Six cluster-RCTs conducted in sub-Saharan Africa met inclusion criteria, focusing on screening various house entry points.
  • Screening showed potential to reduce clinical malaria incidence (low-certainty evidence) and malaria parasite prevalence (moderate-certainty evidence).
  • Reduced entomological inoculation rates (EIR) were observed in screened houses, suggesting decreased malaria transmission.

Conclusions:

  • Current evidence suggests house screening may effectively reduce malaria transmission and infection.
  • Further trials are expected to strengthen the evidence base.
  • House modification represents a promising supplementary tool for malaria control.