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le Roux, I. M., le Roux, K., Comulada, W. S., Greco, E. M., Desmond, K. A., Mbewu, N., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2010). Home visits by neighborhood mentor mothers provide timely recovery from childhood malnutrition in South Africa: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition Journal, 9(56).

Model(s) Reviewed: Philani Outreach Programme
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Rating Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Compromised randomization Confounding factors Valid, reliable measure(s)
Low Randomized controlled trial High Information from an author query shows a lack of equivalence on baseline measures of the outcome. Established on SES per information from author query. Race/ethnicity is assumed to be equivalent because all women resided in Xhosa townships. Yes None Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed before 2021
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Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NA