Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
Insecticide-treated clothing: WHO suggests not deploying insecticide-treated clothing for the prevention and control of malaria at the community level in areas with ongoing malaria transmission; however, insecticide-treated clothing may be beneficial as an intervention to provide personal protection against malaria in specific population groups.
Notes and Remarks
- 1.In the absence of insecticide-treated nets, there is some evidence that insecticide-treated clothing may reduce the risk of malaria infection in specific populations such as refugees and military; it is presently unclear if the results are applicable to the general population
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control
WHO guidelines for malaria, 16 February 2021.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 13 July 2021.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 18 February 2022.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 3 June 2022.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 25 November 2022.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 16 October 2023.
WHO Guidelines for malaria, 14 March 2023
WHO guidelines for malaria, 30 November 2024.