Zulfa Abrahams

1.2k total citations
25 papers, 748 citations indexed

About

Zulfa Abrahams is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zulfa Abrahams has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 748 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zulfa Abrahams's work include Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (10 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers). Zulfa Abrahams is often cited by papers focused on Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (10 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers). Zulfa Abrahams collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Canada. Zulfa Abrahams's co-authors include Nelia P. Steyn, Zandile June‐Rose Mchiza, Crick Lund, Simone Honikman, Sally Field, Estelle V. Lambert, Catherine E. Draper, Anniza de Villiers, Jillian Hill and Jean Fourie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Zulfa Abrahams

25 papers receiving 730 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zulfa Abrahams South Africa 13 381 219 192 109 91 25 748
Christina Black United Kingdom 11 404 1.1× 287 1.3× 59 0.3× 90 0.8× 52 0.6× 15 832
Teuila Percival New Zealand 17 231 0.6× 156 0.7× 64 0.3× 67 0.6× 119 1.3× 50 786
Bridget Burns United States 13 131 0.3× 318 1.5× 73 0.4× 353 3.2× 64 0.7× 25 747
Jennifer Beard United States 16 87 0.2× 208 0.9× 74 0.4× 223 2.0× 134 1.5× 47 826
Vanessa Johnston Australia 19 247 0.6× 298 1.4× 29 0.2× 71 0.7× 199 2.2× 41 905
Dirk Essink Netherlands 16 144 0.4× 372 1.7× 151 0.8× 87 0.8× 17 0.2× 48 758
Mary Mwanyika‐Sando United States 13 144 0.4× 185 0.8× 110 0.6× 96 0.9× 144 1.6× 34 682
Li Yan Wang United States 17 365 1.0× 472 2.2× 37 0.2× 275 2.5× 123 1.4× 42 1.3k
Kayako Sakisaka Japan 15 220 0.6× 200 0.9× 139 0.7× 73 0.7× 50 0.5× 30 704
C C Jinabhai South Africa 16 160 0.4× 194 0.9× 185 1.0× 181 1.7× 19 0.2× 50 684

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zulfa Abrahams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zulfa Abrahams

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abrahams, Zulfa, et al.. (2023). Facilitators and barriers to detection and treatment of depression, anxiety and experiences of domestic violence in pregnant women. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12457–12457. 7 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, et al.. (2021). The relationship between common mental disorders (CMDs), food insecurity and domestic violence in pregnant women during the COVID-19 lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57(1). 37–46. 39 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, et al.. (2021). Developing a task-sharing psychological intervention to treat mild to moderate symptoms of perinatal depression and anxiety in South Africa: a mixed-method formative study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 15(1). 23–23. 9 indexed citations
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Field, Sally, Zulfa Abrahams, & Simone Honikman. (2020). Adolescent mothers: A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to mental health in a low-resource setting in Cape Town, South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 12(1). e1–e9. 32 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Marguerite Schneider, Sally Field, & Simone Honikman. (2019). Validation of a brief mental health screening tool for pregnant women in a low socio-economic setting. BMC Psychology. 7(1). 77–77. 15 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Crick Lund, Sally Field, & Simone Honikman. (2018). Factors associated with household food insecurity and depression in pregnant South African women from a low socio-economic setting: a cross-sectional study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 53(4). 363–372. 75 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Naomi Levitt, Maia Lesosky, Gary Maartens, & Joel A. Dave. (2016). Changes in Body Fat Distribution on Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Black South Africans Starting First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 30(10). 455–462. 10 indexed citations
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Steyn, Nelia P., Anniza de Villiers, Nomonde Gwebushe, et al.. (2015). Did HealthKick, a randomised controlled trial primary school nutrition intervention improve dietary quality of children in low-income settings in South Africa?. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 948–948. 46 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Joel A. Dave, Gary Maartens, & Naomi Levitt. (2015). Changes in blood pressure, glucose levels, insulin secretion and anthropometry after long term exposure to antiretroviral therapy in South African women. AIDS Research and Therapy. 12(1). 24–24. 37 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Joel A. Dave, Gary Maartens, Maia Lesosky, & Naomi Levitt. (2014). The development of simple anthropometric measures to diagnose antiretroviral therapy-associated lipodystrophy in resource limited settings. AIDS Research and Therapy. 11(1). 26–26. 8 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Nelia P. Steyn, Anniza de Villiers, et al.. (2014). The association between nutrition and physical activity knowledge and weight status of primary school educators. South African Journal of Education. 34(3). 1–8. 12 indexed citations
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Mchiza, Zandile June‐Rose, et al.. (2013). Content analysis of television food advertisements aimed at adults and children in South Africa. Public Health Nutrition. 16(12). 2213–2220. 30 indexed citations
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Villiers, Anniza de, Nelia P. Steyn, Catherine E. Draper, et al.. (2012). “HealthKick”: Formative assessment of the health environment in low-resource primary schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 794–794. 39 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Zandile June‐Rose Mchiza, & Nelia P. Steyn. (2011). Diet and mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa: Stages in the nutrition transition. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 801–801. 179 indexed citations
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Abrahams, Zulfa, Anniza de Villiers, Nelia P. Steyn, et al.. (2011). What's in the lunchbox? Dietary behaviour of learners from disadvantaged schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. Public Health Nutrition. 14(10). 1752–1758. 33 indexed citations
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Draper, Catherine E., Anniza de Villiers, Estelle V. Lambert, et al.. (2010). HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings. BMC Public Health. 10(1). 398–398. 55 indexed citations

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