Kirsty Brittain

2.6k total citations
70 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kirsty Brittain is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirsty Brittain has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in General Health Professions, 42 papers in Infectious Diseases and 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Kirsty Brittain's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (42 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (38 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (14 papers). Kirsty Brittain is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (42 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (38 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (14 papers). Kirsty Brittain collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Kirsty Brittain's co-authors include Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams, Allison Zerbe, Tamsin K. Phillips, Heather J. Zar, Claude A. Mellins, Kirsten A. Donald, Dan J. Stein, Stanzi M. le Roux and Robert H. Remien and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Social Science & Medicine and PLoS Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kirsty Brittain

69 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kirsty Brittain South Africa	26	899	792	488	470	467	70	1.8k
Tamsin K. Phillips South Africa	25	1.3k 1.5×	891 1.1×	317 0.6×	631 1.3×	380 0.8×	80	1.8k
Allison Zerbe United States	25	1.4k 1.6×	874 1.1×	299 0.6×	756 1.6×	335 0.7×	76	1.9k
Eric Umar Malawi	22	1.0k 1.2×	700 0.9×	447 0.9×	836 1.8×	384 0.8×	53	2.1k
Karen Marie Moland Norway	30	675 0.8×	973 1.2×	323 0.7×	593 1.3×	967 2.1×	80	2.3k
Thecla W. Kohi Tanzania	26	1.3k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	220 0.5×	704 1.5×	520 1.1×	60	2.2k
Jennifer Pellowski United States	22	1.2k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	260 0.5×	681 1.4×	151 0.3×	64	2.1k
Victoria Simms United Kingdom	27	1.1k 1.2×	658 0.8×	511 1.0×	635 1.4×	394 0.8×	144	2.4k
Jennifer D. Makin South Africa	21	666 0.7×	641 0.8×	250 0.5×	361 0.8×	377 0.8×	47	1.3k
Azar Kariminia Australia	19	492 0.5×	395 0.5×	433 0.9×	589 1.3×	279 0.6×	60	1.6k
Yadeta Dessie Ethiopia	20	343 0.4×	528 0.7×	211 0.4×	257 0.5×	408 0.9×	145	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirsty Brittain

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Davey, Dvora Joseph, Stanzi M. le Roux, Kirsty Brittain, et al.. (2021). Alcohol use and intimate partner violence in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care. 34(2). 214–219. 2 indexed citations

Brittain, Kirsty, et al.. (2021). Improving retention in antenatal and postnatal care: a systematic review of evidence to inform strategies for adolescents and young women living with HIV. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24(8). e25770–e25770. 16 indexed citations

Zerbe, Allison, Claude A. Mellins, Joanne E. Mantell, et al.. (2021). The secret life of young adolescents living with HIV in northern Mozambique - a mixed methods study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1650–1650. 8 indexed citations

Phillips, Tamsin K., et al.. (2018). Same‐day antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in pregnancy is not associated with viral suppression or engagement in care: A cohort study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 21(6). e25133–e25133. 31 indexed citations

Brittain, Kirsty, Tamsin K. Phillips, Stanzi M. le Roux, et al.. (2018). Prevalence and determinants of unplanned pregnancy in HIV-positive and HIV-negative pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 8(4). e019979–e019979. 46 indexed citations

Brittain, Kirsty, Claude A. Mellins, Robert H. Remien, et al.. (2018). Patterns and Predictors of HIV-Status Disclosure Among Pregnant Women in South Africa: Dimensions of Disclosure and Influence of Social and Economic Circumstances. AIDS and Behavior. 22(12). 3933–3944. 21 indexed citations

Myer, Landon, Tamsin K. Phillips, Allison Zerbe, et al.. (2018). Integration of postpartum healthcare services for HIV-infected women and their infants in South Africa: A randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 15(3). e1002547–e1002547. 75 indexed citations

Colvin, Christopher J., Tamsin K. Phillips, Kirsty Brittain, et al.. (2018). Experiences of HIV-positive postpartum women and health workers involved with community-based antiretroviral therapy adherence clubs in Cape Town, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 935–935. 14 indexed citations

Roux, Stanzi M. le, Kirsten A. Donald, Kirsty Brittain, et al.. (2018). Neurodevelopment of breastfed HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed children in South Africa. AIDS. 32(13). 1781–1791. 72 indexed citations

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Brittain, Kirsty, Claude A. Mellins, Robert H. Remien, et al.. (2018). HIV-status disclosure and depression in the context of unintended pregnancy among South African women. Global Public Health. 14(8). 1087–1097. 11 indexed citations

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Sania, Ayesha, Kirsty Brittain, Tamsin K. Phillips, et al.. (2017). Effect of alcohol consumption and psychosocial stressors on preterm and small-for-gestational-age births in HIV-infected women in South Africa: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 7(3). e014293–e014293. 12 indexed citations

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Budree, Shrish, Dan J. Stein, Kirsty Brittain, et al.. (2017). Maternal and infant factors had a significant impact on birthweight and longitudinal growth in a South African birth cohort. Acta Paediatrica. 106(11). 1793–1801. 28 indexed citations

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Westhuizen, Claire van der, et al.. (2017). Sensitivity and Specificity of the SRQ-20 and the EPDS in Diagnosing Major Depression Ante- and Postnatally in a South African Birth Cohort Study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 16(1). 175–186. 12 indexed citations

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Myer, Landon, Allison Zerbe, Tamsin K. Phillips, et al.. (2016). Depression, alcohol use, and stigma in younger versus older HIV-infected pregnant women initiating antiretroviral therapy in Cape Town, South Africa. Archives of Women s Mental Health. 20(1). 149–159. 30 indexed citations

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Phillips, Tamsin K., Kirsty Brittain, Claude A. Mellins, et al.. (2016). A Self-Reported Adherence Measure to Screen for Elevated HIV Viral Load in Pregnant and Postpartum Women on Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS and Behavior. 21(2). 450–461. 34 indexed citations

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Brittain, Kirsty, Claude A. Mellins, Tamsin K. Phillips, et al.. (2016). Social Support, Stigma and Antenatal Depression Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior. 21(1). 274–282. 77 indexed citations

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Roux, Stanzi M. le, Jennifer Jao, Kirsty Brittain, et al.. (2016). Tenofovir exposure in utero and linear growth in HIV-exposed, uninfected infants. AIDS. 31(1). 97–104. 24 indexed citations

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Vanker, Aneesa, Whitney Barnett, Kirsty Brittain, et al.. (2016). Antenatal and early life tobacco smoke exposure in an African birth cohort study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 20(6). 729–737. 31 indexed citations

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Brittain, Kirsty, Janet Giddy, Landon Myer, et al.. (2015). Pregnant women's experiences of male partner involvement in the context of prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Khayelitsha, South Africa. AIDS Care. 27(8). 1020–1024. 15 indexed citations

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Brittain, Kirsty, Landon Myer, Nastassja Koen, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for Antenatal Depression and Associations with Infant Birth Outcomes: Results From a South African Birth Cohort Study. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 29(6). 505–514. 93 indexed citations

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