To evaluate if increased supervision and support of South African Government health workers’ home visits improves maternal and child outcomes: study protocol for a randomized control trial

To evaluate if increased supervision and support of South African Government health workers’ home visits improves maternal and child outcomes: study protocol for a randomized control trial

Abstract Background Concurrent epidemics of HIV, depression, alcohol abuse, and partner violence threaten maternal and child health (MCH) in South Africa. Although home visiting has been repeatedly demonstrated efficacious in research evaluations, efficacy disappears when programs are scaled broadly...

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Main Authors: Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Karl Le Roux, Ingrid M. Le Roux, Joan Christodoulou, Christina Laurenzi, Nokwanele Mbewu, Mark Tomlinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Pregnancy
HIV
Maternal health
Perinatal health
Infants
Mothers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2074-5

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