le Roux, I. M., Tomlinson, M., Harwood, J. M., O’Connor, M. J., Worthman, C. M., Mbewu, N., Stewart, J., Hartley, M., Swendeman, D., Comulada, W. S., Weiss, R. E., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2013). Outcomes of home visits for pregnant mothers and their infants in South Africa: A cluster randomized controlled trial. AIDS, 27(9), 1461-1471.
Model(s) Reviewed:
Philani Outreach Programme
Additional sources:
Rotheram-Borus, M. J., le Roux, I. M., Tomlinson, M., Mbewu, N., Comulada, W. S., le Roux, K., Stewart, J., O’Connor, M. J., Hartley, M., Desmond, K., Greco, E., Worthman, C. M., Idemundia, F., & Swendeman, D. (2011). Philani Plus (+): A mentor mother community health worker home visiting program to improve maternal and infants’ outcomes. Prevention Science, 12(4): 372-388.
| Screening decision | Screening conclusion | HomVEE procedures and standards version |
|---|---|---|
| Passes screens | Eligible for review | Version 1 |
| Rating | Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Compromised randomization | Confounding factors | Valid, reliable measure(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Randomized controlled trial | High | Not established on SES for the analytic sample. Race/ethnicity is assumed to be equivalent because all women resided in Xhosa townships. Equivalence on baseline measures of the outcome is not feasible. | No | None | Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed before 2021 |
Study Registration:
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00996528