World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
32
Citations
3637
World Ranking
7370
National Ranking
56

Overview

Priscilla Reddy is affiliated with the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions spanning General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Economics and Econometrics, Epidemiology, and Health.

The doctoral and applied work conducted by Reddy addresses public health challenges, with particular attention to the COVID-19 pandemic and chronic disease management. Core topics of research include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Diabetes Management and Education

Notable recent publications by Reddy include:

  • South Africans' understanding of and response to the COVID-19 outbreak: An online survey (2020), published in South African Medical Journal
  • Mapping the Burden of Hypertension in South Africa: A Comparative Analysis of the National 2012 SANHANES and the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Early detection, care and control of hypertension and diabetes in South Africa: A community-based approach (2020), published in African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
  • Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Diabetes Mellitus in South Africa: Results from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1) (2023), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • A mixed reception: perceptions of pregnant adolescents' experiences with health care workers in Cape Town, South Africa (2021), published in Reproductive Health

Reddy frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Ronel Sewpaul
  • Natisha Dukhi
  • Sibusiso Sifunda
  • Musawenkosi Mabaso
  • Inbarani Naidoo

Their work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • BMC Public Health
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • The Open Public Health Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • South African Medical Journal

Best Publications

  • The South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2012: SANHANES-1: the health and nutritional status of the nation

    O. Shisana;D. Labadarios;T. Rehle;L. Simbayi

  • Teenage pregnancy rates and associations with other health risk behaviours: a three-wave cross-sectional study among South African school-going adolescents

    Kim Jonas;Rik Crutzen;Bart van den Borne;Ronel Sewpaul

  • Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in South Africa: Results from the first South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    P Reddy;P Reddy;K Zuma;O Shisana;O Shisana;K Jonas

  • The Impact of an HIV and AIDS Life Skills Program on Secondary School Students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

    Shamagonam James;Priscilla Reddy;Robert A C Ruiter;Ann McCauley

  • Prevalence and correlates of substance use among high school students in South Africa and the United States

    S. Priscilla Reddy;Kenneth Resnicow;Riyadh Omardien;Nilen Kambaran

  • The benefits of anthropological approaches for health promotion research and practice

    Anja Krumeich;Wies Weijts;Priscilla Reddy;Anne Meijer-Weitz

  • Smoking status, knowledge of health effects and attitudes towards tobacco control in South Africa.

    Priscilla Reddy;Anna Meyer-Weitz;Derek Yach

  • Healthcare workers' behaviors and personal determinants associated with providing adequate sexual and reproductive healthcare services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

    Kim Jonas;Rik Crutzen;Bart van den Borne;Priscilla Reddy;Priscilla Reddy

  • Longitudinal association of adolescents' sense of coherence with tooth-brushing using an integrated behaviour change model.

    Olalekan A Ayo-Yusuf;Priscilla S Reddy;Bart W van den Borne

  • The socio-cultural contexts of sexually transmitted diseases in South Africa: Implications for health education programmes

    A Meyer-Weitz;P Reddy;W Weijts;B van den Borne

  • Health care seeking behaviour of patients with sexually transmitted diseases: determinants of delay behaviour.

    A. Meyer-Weitz;P. Reddy;H.W. Van den Borne;G. Kok

  • The role of community advisory boards in health research: Divergent views in the South African experience

    Priscilla Reddy;David Buchanan;Sibusiso Sifunda;Shamagonam James

  • A decade of tobacco control: The South African case of politics, health policy, health promotion and behaviour change

    Priscilla Reddy;Shamagonam James;Ronel Sewpaul;Derek Yach

  • The effects of a systematically developed photo-novella on knowledge, attitudes, communication and behavioural intentions with respect to sexually transmitted infections among secondary school learners in South Africa

    Shamagonam James;Priscilla S. Reddy;Robert A. C. Ruiter;Myra Taylor

  • Prevalence and correlates of partner violence among South African adolescents.

    Alan J. Flisher;Alan J. Flisher;Landon Myer;Landon Myer;Adele Mèrais;Carl Lombard

  • Implications of scaling up cardiovascular disease treatment in South Africa : a microsimulation and cost-effectiveness analysis

    Sanjay Basu;Ryan G Wagner;Ryan G Wagner;Ronel Sewpaul;Priscilla Reddy

  • Adolescents' sense of coherence and smoking as longitudinal predictors of self‐reported gingivitis

    Olalekan Abdulwahab Ayo-Yusuf;Priscilla S. Reddy;Bart W. Van Den Borne

  • The Effectiveness of a Peer-Led HIV/AIDS and STI Health Education Intervention for Prison Inmates in South Africa

    Sibusiso Sifunda;Priscilla S. Reddy;Ronald Braithwaite;Torrence Stephens

  • Healthcare workers' beliefs, motivations and behaviours affecting adequate provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare services to adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study

    Kim Jonas;Kim Jonas;Rik Crutzen;Anja Krumeich;Nicolette V. Roman

  • Household smoking as a risk indicator for caries in adolescents' permanent teeth.

    Olalekan A. Ayo-Yusuf;Priscilla S. Reddy;Philippus J. van Wyk;Bart W. van den Borne

  • Suicide and related health risk behaviours among school learners in South Africa: Results from the 2002 and 2008 national youth risk behaviour surveys

    Hilda N Shilubane;Robert A C Ruiter;Bart van den Borne;Ronel Sewpaul

  • Determinants of Condom-Use Behaviour Among STD Clinic Attenders in South Africa

    Priscilla Reddy;Anna Meyer-Weitz;Bart Van Den Borne;Gerjo Kok

  • Understanding the role played by parents, culture and the school curriculum in socializing young women on sexual health issues in rural South African communities.

    Feziwe Mpondo;Robert A.C. Ruiter;Dilana Schaafsma;Bart van den Borne

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. C. Ruiter
Robert A. C. Ruiter Maastricht University
Bart van den Borne
Bart van den Borne Maastricht University
Gina M. Wingood
Gina M. Wingood Columbia University
Gerjo Kok
Gerjo Kok Maastricht University
Rik Crutzen
Rik Crutzen Maastricht University
Ralph J. DiClemente
Ralph J. DiClemente New York University
Arjan E. R. Bos
Arjan E. R. Bos The Open University
Derek Yach
Derek Yach Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
Leickness C. Simbayi
Leickness C. Simbayi Human Sciences Research Council
Helen Roberts
Helen Roberts University College London

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring online degrees in Social Sciences and Humanities opens up diverse career opportunities in counseling, research, social services, and mental health. Flexible learning options have made it easier for students to access high-quality education at their own pace and budget.

Those interested in understanding human behavior might consider an affordable online psychology degree, which provides core knowledge for careers in counseling, education, and research. If you are passionate about advocacy and helping communities, msw schools offer pathways to become licensed clinical social workers or community organizers.

For students considering advanced clinical roles, the cheapest psyd programs allow you to gain expertise in clinical psychology with cost savings and flexible schedules. Alternatively, those interested in family therapy can explore mft accredited programs, which prepare graduates for licensure and therapeutic practice with couples and families.

These online programs offer accelerated and cost-effective ways to jumpstart your career while maintaining the flexibility to balance work, life, and studies.

Best Scientists Citing Priscilla Reddy

Trending Scientists