Manuscript Details

Sabo, S., Wightman, P., McCue, K., Butler, M., Pilling, V., Jimenez, D. J., Celaya, M., & Rumann, S. (2021). Addressing maternal and child health equity through a community health worker home visiting intervention to reduce low birth weight: Retrospective quasi-experimental study of the Arizona Health Start programme. BMJ Open, 11(6). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045014

Low rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 2
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Non-experimental comparison group design Not applicable

Not established on race/ethnicity and SES in the analyzed sample; outcome(s) not feasible to assess at baseline

No

Measure validity and reliability is not assessed for findings that receive a low evidence rating; all findings in this manuscript rate low