Bibliographic information
Recommendation
Deployment of insecticide-treated clothing is not recommended 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.
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
Notes and Remarks
Remark: The GDG recommended against the deployment of insecticide-treated clothing due to the lack of evidence of an impact in the general population. In the absence of ITNs, there is some evidence that insecticide‐treated clothing may reduce the risk of malaria infection in specific populations such as refugees and military personnel.
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, 31 March 2022.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 3 June 2022.
WHO guidelines for malaria, 25 November 2022.
WHO Guidelines for malaria, 14 March 2023
WHO guidelines for malaria, 30 November 2024.