Viva Combs Thorsen

709 total citations
24 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

Viva Combs Thorsen is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Viva Combs Thorsen has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 10 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Viva Combs Thorsen's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (10 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers) and Ureteral procedures and complications (6 papers). Viva Combs Thorsen is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (10 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers) and Ureteral procedures and complications (6 papers). Viva Combs Thorsen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Malawi. Viva Combs Thorsen's co-authors include Johanne Sundby, Address Malata, Tarek Meguid, Ursula Kafulafula, Francis Martinson, Ibrahimu Mdala, Jeanette H. Magnus, Jacqueline Rose Chinkonde, Morten Magelssen and Jan Helge Solbakk and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Child Abuse & Neglect.

In The Last Decade

Viva Combs Thorsen

23 papers receiving 444 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Viva Combs Thorsen Norway 11 240 192 120 96 65 24 461
Wilma van den Boogaard Luxembourg 11 172 0.7× 167 0.9× 71 0.6× 132 1.4× 53 0.8× 31 515
Sydney A. Spangler United States 13 223 0.9× 205 1.1× 71 0.6× 57 0.6× 159 2.4× 20 451
Negussie Boti Sidamo Ethiopia 14 205 0.9× 111 0.6× 73 0.6× 55 0.6× 97 1.5× 45 470
Eh Kalu Shwe Oo United States 13 313 1.3× 187 1.0× 83 0.7× 140 1.5× 29 0.4× 15 585
Columba Mbekenga Tanzania 15 490 2.0× 224 1.2× 250 2.1× 68 0.7× 40 0.6× 51 690
Nelson Kakande Uganda 11 396 1.6× 170 0.9× 216 1.8× 53 0.6× 27 0.4× 16 508
Diane Morof United States 13 189 0.8× 92 0.5× 80 0.7× 61 0.6× 44 0.7× 26 403
Maria Sonto Maputle South Africa 13 306 1.3× 209 1.1× 170 1.4× 54 0.6× 53 0.8× 84 548
Mary Drake United States 13 221 0.9× 165 0.9× 76 0.6× 26 0.3× 116 1.8× 23 481
Mariano Salazar Sweden 14 164 0.7× 194 1.0× 39 0.3× 76 0.8× 24 0.4× 45 496

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Viva Combs Thorsen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2023). Adverse childhood experiences, HIV and sexual risk behaviors ― Five sub-Saharan countries, 2018–2020. Child Abuse & Neglect. 150. 106541–106541. 1 indexed citations
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Annor, Francis, Stephanie Spaid Miedema, Viva Combs Thorsen, et al.. (2023). Parental absence as an adverse childhood experience among young adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Child Abuse & Neglect. 150. 106556–106556. 6 indexed citations
3.
Chevalier, M, et al.. (2023). Reaching Youth Through Faith Leaders: Evaluation of the Faith Matters! Initiative. AIDS Education and Prevention. 35(Supplement A). 82–99. 2 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2023). Service-seeking behaviors among male victims of violence in five African countries: The effects of positive and adverse childhood experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect. 150. 106452–106452. 2 indexed citations
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Katirayi, Leila, Angela Mushavi, Viva Combs Thorsen, et al.. (2022). Optimising neonatal antiretroviral therapy using raltegravir: a qualitative analysis of healthcare workers’ and caregivers’ perspectives. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 6(1). e001474–e001474. 2 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2021). Navigating abortion law dilemmas: experiences and attitudes among Ethiopian health care professionals. BMC Medical Ethics. 22(1). 166–166. 5 indexed citations
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Gele, Abdi, et al.. (2021). Culture clash of female Somali adolescents and sexual and reproductive health services in Oslo, Norway. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 26(4). 296–302. 2 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2020). Childbirth experiences of Sudanese women living with obstetric fistula – A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 25. 100532–100532. 4 indexed citations
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Mdala, Ibrahimu, et al.. (2019). Social Determinants of Antenatal Care Service Use in Ethiopia: Changes Over a 15-Year Span. Frontiers in Public Health. 7. 161–161. 47 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2019). “I feel myself incomplete, and I am inferior to people”: experiences of Sudanese women living with obstetric fistula in Khartoum, Sudan. Reproductive Health. 16(1). 183–183. 2 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2019). Coping with a Disruptive Life Caused by Obstetric Fistula: Perspectives from Malawian Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(17). 3092–3092. 6 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2018). A road to obstetric fistula in Malawi: capturing women’s perspectives through a framework of three delays. International Journal of Women s Health. Volume 10. 699–713. 6 indexed citations
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Kafulafula, Ursula, et al.. (2018). Community perceptions of obstetric fistula in Malawi. Culture Health & Sexuality. 21(5). 605–617. 15 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2017). “I am a person but I am not a person”: experiences of women living with obstetric fistula in the central region of Malawi. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 433–433. 36 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2016). Postrape care services to minors in Kenya: are the services healing or hurting survivors?. International Journal of Women s Health. Volume 8. 249–259. 14 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, Johanne Sundby, Tarek Meguid, & Address Malata. (2014). Components of maternal healthcare delivery system contributing to maternal deaths in Malawi : a descriptive cross-sectional study : original research article. African Journal of Reproductive Health. 18(1). 15–25. 2 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, Johanne Sundby, & Address Malata. (2012). Piecing Together the Maternal Death Puzzle through Narratives: The Three Delays Model Revisited. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52090–e52090. 99 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, et al.. (2011). High rates of burnout among maternal health staff at a referral hospital in Malawi: A cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing. 10(1). 9–9. 86 indexed citations
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Chinkonde, Jacqueline Rose, et al.. (2010). The difficulty with responding to policy changes for HIV and infant feeding in Malawi. International Breastfeeding Journal. 5(1). 11–11. 32 indexed citations
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Thorsen, Viva Combs, Johanne Sundby, & Francis Martinson. (2008). POTENTIAL INITIATORS OF HIV‐RELATED STIGMATIZATION: ETHICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CHALLENGES FOR PMTCT PROGRAMS. Developing World Bioethics. 8(1). 43–50. 37 indexed citations

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