Research Manuscript Database

Austin, S. A., & Mbewu, N. (2009). Philani program: A case study of an integrative approach of empowerment and social and economic development. Social Work in Public Health, 24(1-2), 148-160.

Bavolek, S. J. (2000). The Nurturing Parenting Programs. Family strengthening series. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Report No. NCJ-172848

Bavolek, S. J. (2002). Research and validation report of the Nurturing Parenting Programs. Research report. Asheville, NC: Family Development Resources, Inc.

Bavolek, S., Keene, R., & Weikert P. (2004). The Florida study: A comparative examination of the effectiveness of the Nurturing Parenting Programs (Final report). Tallahassee: Florida Department of Children and Families.

Cowen, P. S. (2001). Effectiveness of a parent education intervention for at-risk families. Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, 6(2), 73-82.

Davies, H. R., Visser, J., Tomlinson, M., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., Gissane, C., Harwood, J., & le Roux, I. (2013). An investigation into utilising gestational body mass index as a screening tool for adverse birth outcomes and maternal morbidities in a group of pregnant women in Khayelitsha. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26(3), 116-122.

Davies, H. R., Visser, J., Tomlinson, M., Rotherham-Borus, M. J., le Roux, I., & Gissane, C. (2012). An investigation into the influence of socioeconomic variables on gestational body mass index in pregnant women living in a peri-urban settlement, South Africa. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(8), 1732-1741.

Devall, E. L. (2004). Positive parenting for high-risk families. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 96(4), 22–28.

Hartley, M., Tomlinson, M., Greco, E., Comulada, W. S., Stewart, J., le Roux, I., Mbewu, N., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2011). Depressed mood in pregnancy: Prevalence and correlates in two Cape Town peri-urban settlements. Reproductive Health, 8(9).

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).