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h-index: 27
Works: 101
Citations: 2,394

Most-cited papers

Traditional and religious healers in the pathway to care for people with mental disorders in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
J. Burns, A. Tomita
2014Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology215 citations Open access
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Recent levels and trends in HIV incidence rates among adolescent girls and young women in ten high-prevalence African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
I. Birdthistle, C. Tanton, A. Tomita, K. de Graaf +3 more
2019Lancet Global Health153 citations Open access
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Income inequality and schizophrenia: Increased schizophrenia incidence in countries with high levels of income inequality
J. Burns, A. Tomita, A. Kapadia
2013International Journal of Social Psychiatry128 citations Open access
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Green environment and incident depression in South Africa: a geospatial analysis and mental health implications in a resource-limited setting
A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, D. Cuadros, E. Di Minin +4 more
2017Lancet Planetary Health92 citations Open access
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The Impact of Critical Time Intervention in Reducing Psychiatric Re-Hospitalization Following Hospital Discharge
A. Tomita, D. Herman
2012Psychiatric Services80 citations Open access
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Effect of population viral load on prospective HIV incidence in a hyperendemic rural African community
F. Tanser, A. Vandormael, D. Cuadros, Andrew N. Phillips +4 more
2017Science Translational Medicine75 citations Open access
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Income inequality widens the existing income-related disparity in depression risk in post-apartheid South Africa: evidence from a nationally representative panel study
J. Burns, A. Tomita, C. Lund
2017Health and Place67 citations Open access
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Food insecurity and risk of depression among refugees and immigrants in South Africa
V. Maharaj, A. Tomita, Lindokuhle T Thela, Mpho D Mhlongo +1 more
2017Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health67 citations Open access
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Effects of Migration on Risky Sexual Behavior and HIV Acquisition in South Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2000–2017
Armstrong Dzomba, A. Tomita, K. Govender, F. Tanser
2018Aids and Behavior55 citations Open access
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Beyond HIV prevalence: identifying people living with HIV within underserved areas in South Africa
Hana Kim, F. Tanser, A. Tomita, A. Vandormael +1 more
2021BMJ Global Health54 citations Open access
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Depression, disability and functional status among community dwelling older adults in South Africa: Evidence from the first South African National Income Dynamics Study
A. Tomita, Jonathan K. Burns
2013International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry54 citations Open access
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Burnout, anxiety and depression risk in medical doctors working in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa: Evidence from a multi-site study of resource-constrained government hospitals in a generalised HIV epidemic setting
T. Naidoo, A. Tomita, S. Paruk
2020PLoS ONE45 citations Open access
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Exposure to waste sites and their impact on health: a panel and geospatial analysis of nationally representative data from South Africa, 2008–2015
A. Tomita, D. Cuadros, J. Burns, F. Tanser +1 more
2020Lancet Planetary Health39 citations Open access
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Major depression and household food insecurity among individuals with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa
A. Tomita, S. Ramlall, T. Naidu, Sbusisiwe Sandra Mthembu +2 more
2019Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology38 citations Open access
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Counting the cost of Afrophobia: Post-migration adaptation and mental health challenges of African refugees and migrants in South Africa
Lindokuhle T Thela, A. Tomita, V. Maharaj, Mpho D Mhlongo +1 more
2017Transcultural Psychiatry38 citations Open access
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Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents Living with HIV and Association with Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
A. Olashore, S. Paruk, O. Akanni, A. Tomita +1 more
2020Aids and Behavior36 citations
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The role of a critical time intervention on the experience of continuity of care among persons with severe mental illness following hospital discharge
A. Tomita, D. Herman
2015Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease36 citations Open access
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‘Unheard,’ ‘uncared for’ and ‘unsupported’: The mental health impact of Covid -19 on healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Bilkis Dawood, A. Tomita, S. Ramlall
2022PLoS ONE35 citations Open access
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Use of short messaging services to assess depressive symptoms among refugees in South Africa: Implications for social services providing mental health care in resource-poor settings
A. Tomita, Ka Muzombo Kandolo, E. Susser, J. Burns
2015Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare35 citations Open access
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Mediation analysis of critical time intervention for persons living with serious mental illnesses: Assessing the role of family relations in reducing psychiatric re-hospitalization
A. Tomita, E. Lukens, D. Herman
2013Psychiatric rehabilitation journal35 citations Open access
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A multilevel analysis of the relationship between neighborhood social disorder and depressive symptoms: Evidence from the South African National Income Dynamics Study
A. Tomita, C. Labys, J. Burns
2015American Journal of Orthopsychiatry33 citations Open access
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Spatial structure of depression in South Africa: A longitudinal panel survey of a nationally representative sample of households
D. Cuadros, A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, R. Slotow +2 more
2019Scientific Reports31 citations Open access
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Surviving but not thriving: Burden of care and quality of life for caregivers of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and comorbid substance use in South Africa
Jacqueline Yerriah, A. Tomita, S. Paruk
2021Early Intervention in Psychiatry29 citations
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Epidemiological patterns of mental disorders and stigma in a community household survey in urban slum and rural settings in Kenya
V. Mutiso, C. Musyimi, A. Tomita, Lianne Loeffen +2 more
2017International Journal of Social Psychiatry29 citations Open access
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Prevalence of depression, anxiety and burnout in medical students at the University of Namibia
Nelao T. Mhata, V. Ntlantsana, A. Tomita, Kissah Mwambene +1 more
2023South African Journal of Psychiatry28 citations Open access
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Spatial clustering of food insecurity and its association with depression: a geospatial analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008–2015
A. Tomita, D. Cuadros, T. Mabhaudhi, B. Sartorius +6 more
2020Scientific Reports27 citations Open access
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Proximity to healthcare clinic and depression risk in South Africa: Geospatial evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal study
A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, D. Cuadros, R. Slotow +2 more
2017Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology27 citations Open access
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Health-Related Quality of Life Dynamics of HIV-positive South African Women up to ART Initiation: Evidence from the CAPRISA 002 Acute Infection Cohort Study
A. Tomita, N. Garrett, L. Werner, J. Burns +4 more
2013Aids and Behavior25 citations Open access
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The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Perinatal Substance Use Behaviour in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
B. Bhengu, A. Tomita, S. Mashaphu, S. Paruk
2019Aids and Behavior24 citations
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Depressive Symptoms Prior to Pregnancy and Infant Low Birth Weight in South Africa
A. Tomita, C. Labys, J. Burns
2015Maternal and Child Health Journal24 citations Open access
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Major Depression and Stigma among Individuals with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa.
T. Naidu, S. Pillay, S. Ramlall, Sbusisiwe Sandra Mthembu +3 more
2020American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene23 citations Open access
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Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Health-Related Quality of Life among South African Women in the CAPRISA 002 Acute Infection Study
A. Tomita, N. Garrett, L. Werner, J. Burns +5 more
2014Aids and Behavior23 citations Open access
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Sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress among African female refugees and migrants in South Africa
Mpho D Mhlongo, A. Tomita, Lindokuhle T Thela, V. Maharaj +1 more
2018South African Journal of Psychiatry22 citations Open access
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Evidence on the Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Incident Depression From the South African National Income Dynamics Study 2008-2015: Mental Health Implications for a Resource-Limited Setting.
A. Tomita, Jennifer I. Manuel
2018Nicotine & Tobacco Research22 citations Open access
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Association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics: an analysis of cause-specific mortality in Kenya and South Africa using health and demographic surveillance data
Carren Ginsburg, P. Bocquier, D. Béguy, S. Afolabi +6 more
2018BMC Public Health21 citations Open access
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Social disequilibrium and the risk of HIV acquisition: A multilevel study in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, T. Bärnighausen, T. de Oliveira +1 more
2017Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes21 citations Open access
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Retain rural doctors: Burnout, depression and anxiety in medical doctors working in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
S. Hain, A. Tomita, P. Milligan, B. Chiliza
2021South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde20 citations Open access
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Patterns of multimorbidity and their association with hospitalisation: a population-based study of older adults in urban Tanzania.
A. Tomita, G. Leyna, Hae-Young Kim, Y. Moodley +7 more
2021Age and Ageing20 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Among Adolescents in Rural South Africa
T. Mzembe, R. Lessells, A. Karat, S. Randera-Rees +6 more
2020Open Forum Infectious Diseases20 citations Open access
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Effect of ART scale-up and female migration intensity on risk of HIV acquisition: results from a population-based cohort in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Armstrong Dzomba, A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, K. Govender +1 more
2019BMC Public Health20 citations Open access
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Space-time clustering of recently-diagnosed tuberculosis and impact of ART scale-up: Evidence from an HIV hyper-endemic rural South African population
A. Tomita, Catherine M. Smith, R. Lessells, A. Pym +3 more
2019Scientific Reports20 citations Open access
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Sociobehavioral and community predictors of unsuppressed HIV viral load: multilevel results from a hyperendemic rural South African population
A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, T. Bärnighausen, A. Phillips +3 more
2019AIDS (London)19 citations Open access
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Substance use and duration of untreated psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Glen P. Davis, A. Tomita, J. Baumgartner, Sisanda Mtshemla +4 more
2016South African Journal of Psychiatry19 citations Open access
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Longitudinal Trends in the Prevalence of Detectable HIV Viremia: Population-Based Evidence From Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A. Vandormael, T. Bärnighausen, J. Herbeck, A. Tomita +4 more
2018Clinical Infectious Diseases18 citations Open access
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Duration of Untreated Psychosis and the Pathway to Care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A. Tomita, J. Burns, Howard S King, J. Baumgartner +4 more
2015Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease18 citations Open access
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Beyond symptom management: Family relations, unmet needs of persons living with severe mental illnesses, and potential implications for social work in South Africa
A. Tomita, J. Burns, Howard S King, J. Baumgartner +4 more
2016Social work in health care17 citations Open access
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The effectiveness of psychoeducation and problem-solving on depression and treatment adherence in adolescents living with HIV in Botswana: an exploratory clinical trial
A. Olashore, S. Paruk, A. Ogunwale, Mkpang Ita +2 more
2023Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health16 citations Open access
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Intimate partner violence among HIV-serodiscordant couples in Durban, South Africa
Sibongile Mashaphu, G. Wyatt, E. Gomo, A. Tomita
2018South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde16 citations Open access
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The relationship between immigration and depression in South Africa: Evidence from the first South African National Income Dynamics Study
A. Tomita, C. Labys, J. Burns
2014Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health16 citations Open access
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High levels of poor mental health among young men in urban informal settlements in South Africa: a community-based study of social determinants
Victoria Oyekunle, A. Tomita, A. Gibbs
2022Psychology, Health & Medicine14 citations
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