Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Studies which used blood meal analysis (PCR, ELISA or precipitin tests) to report the HBI | Semi field studies, studies using baited traps or choice experiments to investigate host preference |
Studies performed in sub-Saharan Africa | Entomological studies not specifically reporting the HBI |
Studies reporting the HBI for individual mosquito species | Studies not reporting total number of mosquitoes caught |
Reporting HBI for Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles funestus complex or Anopheles arabiensis mosquito species | Data points based on less than 50 blood-fed mosquitoes in total for target species |
Studies reporting trapping methodology including location of traps (indoors or outdoors) |