Samantha Willan

2.2k total citations
55 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Samantha Willan is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Samantha Willan has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in General Health Professions, 24 papers in Health and 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Samantha Willan's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (31 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (24 papers) and Sex work and related issues (17 papers). Samantha Willan is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (31 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (24 papers) and Sex work and related issues (17 papers). Samantha Willan collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Samantha Willan's co-authors include Andrew Gibbs, Rachel Jewkes, Laura Washington, Nwabisa Shai, Alison Misselhorn, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Kristin Dunkle, Jeneviève Mannell and Esnat Chirwa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Samantha Willan

50 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers

Samantha Willan
Nicola Christofides South Africa
Nambusi Kyegombe United Kingdom
Ana Maria Buller United Kingdom
Nata Duvvury Ireland
Carol E. Kaufman United States
Lori Michau United Kingdom
Janina Steinert Germany
Sarah Bott United States
Esnat Chirwa South Africa
Jeneviève Mannell United Kingdom
Nicola Christofides South Africa
Samantha Willan
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Countries citing papers authored by Samantha Willan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samantha Willan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ramsoomar, Leane, Samantha Willan, Mercilene Machisa, et al.. (2025). Women’s experiences of alcohol-related severe intimate partner violence: Findings from formative research in South Africa. The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research.
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Gibbs, Andrew, Laura Washington, Esnat Chirwa, et al.. (2025). Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a co-developed intervention with young South Africans. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(4). e0004494–e0004494. 1 indexed citations
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Jewkes, Rachel, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Naeemah Abrahams, et al.. (2025). Impact of witnessing abuse of their mother and childhood trauma on men's perpetration of intimate partner violence in the cross-sectional UN multi-country study on men and violence in Asia and the Pacific. SSM - Mental Health. 7. 100391–100391. 2 indexed citations
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Willan, Samantha, et al.. (2024). South African rape survivors’ expressions of shame, self-blame and internalized-stigma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100310–100310. 2 indexed citations
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Stoebenau, Kirsten, Kristin Dunkle, Samantha Willan, Nwabisa Shai, & Andrew Gibbs. (2023). Assessing risk factors and health impacts across different forms of exchange sex among young women in informal settlements in South Africa: A cross-sectional study. Social Science & Medicine. 318. 115637–115637. 9 indexed citations
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Jewkes, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Impact of South Africa’s April 2022 floods on women and men’s lives and gender relations in low-income communities: A qualitative study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100255–100255. 5 indexed citations
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Gibbs, Andrew, Samantha Willan, & Rachel Jewkes. (2021). Cellphones and romantic relationships of young women in urban informal settlements in South Africa. Culture Health & Sexuality. 24(10). 1380–1394. 7 indexed citations
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Willan, Samantha, Andrew Gibbs, Inge Petersen, & Rachel Jewkes. (2020). Exploring young women’s reproductive decision-making, agency and social norms in South African informal settlements. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0231181–e0231181. 26 indexed citations
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Washington, Laura, et al.. (2020). Risk factors for alcohol and drug misuse amongst young women in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa. Global Public Health. 15(9). 1322–1336. 11 indexed citations
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Gibbs, Andrew, Kristin Dunkle, Leane Ramsoomar, et al.. (2020). New learnings on drivers of men’s physical and/or sexual violence against their female partners, and women’s experiences of this, and the implications for prevention interventions. Global Health Action. 13(1). 1739845–1739845. 89 indexed citations
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Ramsoomar, Leane, et al.. (2020). Depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their comorbidity: Implications of adversity amongst young women living in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 1. 100022–100022. 8 indexed citations
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Stern, Erin, Samantha Willan, Andrew Gibbs, et al.. (2020). Pathways of change: qualitative evaluations of intimate partner violence prevention programmes in Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa and Tajikistan. Culture Health & Sexuality. 23(12). 1700–1716. 14 indexed citations
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Willan, Samantha, et al.. (2019). A study on capacity development in the “What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women” programme. Development in Practice. 29(6). 786–797. 3 indexed citations
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Gibbs, Andrew, Laura Washington, Nada Abdelatif, et al.. (2019). Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence Among Young People: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Adolescent Health. 66(3). 323–335. 87 indexed citations
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Willan, Samantha, et al.. (2018). The HERrespect intervention to address violence against female garment workers in Bangladesh: study protocol for a quasi-experimental trial. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 512–512. 17 indexed citations

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