Manuscript Details

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.

Low rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 1
Model(s) Reviewed
Study Design
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.

None

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

Findings that rate moderate or high in this manuscript

No findings found that rate moderate or high.

This study included participants with the following characteristics at enrollment:

Race/Ethnicity

Data not available

Maternal Education

Data not available

Other Characteristics

Data not available