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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.

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.

Model(s): Philani Outreach Programme
Study Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov
Low rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
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.

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 Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed under Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1