2.5 Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria for studies used in this study is as shown Table 1. Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
Randomised controlled trials (RCTS) | Non-randomised controlled trials, cohort studies and other studies |
Double blinded RCTs on the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in under fives | Single blinded or no blinding studies on the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in under fives |
All studies must have less than 15% drop out rate | Inconsistencies in the dropout rate in each study [22] [23] |