Chantel F Pheiffer

Biographic Data

ID339320
NAMEChantel F Pheiffer
GIVEN NAMESChantel F
FAMILY NAMEPheiffer
SIGNATUREPHEIFFER C F
AFFILIATIONSBrown University
ORCID0000-0002-1750-7145
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • The Effect of Internal Migration on Blood Pressure among a Cohort of Young Adults in South Africa

    Open AccessChantel F Pheiffer, Stephen T Mcgarvey et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026

  • Black South Africans Who Migrate Away From Their Rural Homes and Their Chances of Having Abdominal Obesity

    Open AccessTyler W Myroniuk, Carren Ginsburg et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2025

    INTRODUCTION: South Africa is experiencing a heterogeneous and rapid nutrition transition. Rural-origin Black South Africans frequently migrate to access employment opportunities in urbanized areas, which could place individuals at risk for obesity due to accompanying dietary and lifestyle changes. METHODS: We utilize longitudinal data-four waves from 2018 to 2022-with detailed internal migration and health information, and negligible participant…

  • De-energization as maladaptation

    Open AccessKate Burrows, Kathryn Mcconnell et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2025Cited by: 1References: 4

    In response to growing levels of wildfire destruction, electric utility companies are adopting powerline de-energization as an adaptation strategy intended to prevent wildfire ignitions. While reducing wildfire risk, planned de-energizations also expose residents to electricity loss, potentially causing harmful consequences. We investigated the extent to which planned de-energization can be considered a form of maladaptation , in which an adaptiv…

  • Internal migration and depressive symptoms

    Open AccessCarren Ginsburg, Tyler W Myroniuk et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2024

    Introduction: Investigations of migration effects on mental health conditions, including depression are sparse in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), yet mental health may play a role in a decision to migrate, and migration in turn can impact on mental health outcomes. Methods: This paper uses two waves of data from the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, a young adult cohort of 3092 internal migrants and residents of the Agincourt study site in…

  • Dietary patterns and their socio-demographic correlates in the context of migration and urbanisation demonstrate nutrition transitions in South Africa

    Open AccessChantel F Pheiffer, Stephen T Mcgarvey et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2024

    This paper investigates the demographic and socio-economic correlates of dietary patterns in South Africa, drawing on a sample of young adults experiencing internal migration and urbanisation. We use data from the 2018 baseline survey of the Migrant Health Follow-Up Study, an original longitudinal cohort study consisting of 3,087 internal migrants and rural residents aged 18-40 nested within the Agincourt Health and socio-Demographic Surveillance…

  • Do Migrants Exhibit More Grit? A Research Note

    Open AccessMichael J White, Tyler W Myroniuk et al.ARTICLEDemography2024References: 53

    Strong expectations exist for the selectivity of migration along key demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, and education, which are often linked to social and economic drivers. Scholars acknowledge, however, that migratory behavior is also likely to be selective on characteristics that are less readily observable. This research note expands the list by examining “grit”—in other words, a measure of perseverance in the face of adversity. W…

  • Urban residence and elevated blood pressure among migrant women in South Africa

    Open AccessChantel F Pheiffer, Stephen T Mcgarvey et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2023References: 6

  • The impact of Covid-19 on a cohort of origin residents and internal migrants from South Africa's rural northeast

    Open AccessCarren Ginsburg, Mark Collinson et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2022

    South Africa has a large temporary migrant population with people commonly moving to metropolitan areas to access employment, while maintaining links with their rural origin households. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted patterns of movement, livelihoods and health seeking, and the effects on internal, temporary migrants are unclear. Using longitudinal data spanning 2018 to 2020, this paper employs descriptive statistics and regression analyses t…

  • Internal migration and health in South Africa

    Open AccessCarren Ginsburg, Mark Collinson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Migrants and non-migrants in the study population in South Africa were found to utilise health services differently, both in overall use and in the type of healthcare consulted. The study helps improve upon the limited stock of knowledge on how migrants interface with healthcare systems in low and middle-income country settings. Findings can assist in guiding policies and programmes to be directed more effectively to the populations most in need,…

  • Internal migration, urban living, and non-communicable disease risk in South Africa

    Open AccessChantel F PheifferARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 3References: 58

  • Dimensions of internal migration and their relationship to blood pressure in South Africa

    Open AccessChantel F Pheiffer, Stephen T Mcgarvey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2019

    Hypertension prevalence is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like South Africa, and migration and its concomitant urbanization are often considered to be associated with this rise. However, relatively little is known about the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and internal migration – a highly prevalent population process in LMICs. This study employed data for a group of 194 adult men and women from an original pilot …