borderline significantp = 0.05
However, the analysis demonstrated a borderline significant effect of zinc supplementation in combination with other micronutrients on the risk of malaria parasitaemia compared with placebo ( p = 0.05, log RR = 1.31, 95% CI: 0.03–2.59, I 2 = 99.22%, with 8904 malaria cases in the zinc intake group and 522 malaria cases in the placebo group).