Manuscript Detail | Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness

le Roux, I. M., le Roux, K., Mbeutu, K., Comulada, W. S., Desmond, K. A., & Rotheram-Borus, M. (2011). A randomized controlled trial of home visits by neighborhood mentor mothers to improve children’s nutrition in South Africa. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 6(2), 91-102.

Manuscript screening details
Screening decision	Screening conclusion	HomVEE procedures and standards version
Passes screens	Eligible for review	Version 1

Study design details
Rating	Design	Attrition	Baseline equivalence	Compromised randomization	Confounding factors	Valid, reliable measure(s)
Low	Randomized controlled trial	High	Information from author query shows a lack of equivalence on baseline measure of the outcome. Established on SES per information from an author query. Race/ethnicity is assumed to be equivalent because all women resided in Xhosa townships.	Yes	None	Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed before 2021

Study Registration:

Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00995592