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Miguel San Sebastian

Main areas of interest: teaching, supervision and research on socioeconomic inequalities of health and health systems strengthening

0000-0001-7234-3510

Contact

E-mail
miguel.san.sebastian@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 51 50

Works at

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health Role: Director of studies
Location
5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå
Affiliation
Affiliated as professor at Várdduo-Centre för Sámi Research
Location
YA, Norra Beteendevetarhuset, 4 tr Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

I am a medical doctor with a MSc degree in control of infectious diseases and a Ph.D. degree in environmental epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I practiced public health during 12 years among indigenous communities of the Amazon basin of Ecuador. Currently working as Professor in Public Health at the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå university, teaching different courses (public health, epidemiology, social epidemiology) at Master and PhD level. My current research is focused on strengthening health systems in low-income countries and social inequalities in health in the Swedish context. I am also part of the Norrland´s Observatory for Equity in Health and Health Care (NOEHHC) and Lávvuo: Research and Education for Sámi Health.

Healthcare workers´ experiences and perceptions of the provision of health insurance benefits to the elderly in rural Tanzania: an explorative qualitative study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Amani, Paul Joseph; San Sebastian, Miguel; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
Prevalence and change in social inequalities in physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 22, (1)
Brattlöf, Frida; Gustafsson, Per E; San Sebastian, Miguel
Ethnic discrimination and mental health in the Sámi population in Sweden: the SámiHET study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
La Parra-Casado, Daniel; San Sebastian, Miguel; Stoor, Jon Petter A.
The effect of a life skills education program on mental health and social competenciesamong young prisoners in Cambodia: an intervention study
International Journal of Psychiatry, Opast Publishing Groups 2023, Vol. 8, (1) : 07-13
Pat, Puthy; Richter Sundberg, Linda; Jegannathan, Bhoomikumar; et al.
Prevalence and risk factors for self-reported asthma among sámi in Sweden: a cross-sectional study
Journal of Asthma
San Sebastián, Emil Xabier; Stoor, Jon Petter A.; San Sebastian, Miguel
Rural-urban disparities in postpartum contraceptive use among women in Nigeria: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis
International Journal for Equity in Health, Springer Nature 2022, Vol. 21, (1)
Anyatonwu, Obinna Princewill; San Sebastian, Miguel
Social inequalities in women exposed to obstetric and gyneco-obstetric violence in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study
BMC Women's Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Arias Fuentes, Fara Faith; Arteaga, Erika; San Sebastian, Miguel
Social factors associated with trust in the health system in northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Baroudi, Mazen; Goicolea, Isabel; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
Access of Migrant Youths in Sweden to Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: A Cross-sectional Survey
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2022, Vol. 11, (3) : 287-298
Baroudi, Mazen; Nkulu Kalengayi, Faustine; Goicolea, Isabel; et al.
Health impact assessment of a mining project in Swedish Sápmi: lessons learned
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 40, (1) : 38-45
Blåhed, Hanna; San Sebastián, Miguel
Wealth inequalities in reproductive and child health preventive care in Mozambique: a decomposition analysis
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 15, (1)
Daca, Chanvo; Schumann, Barbara; Arnaldo, Carlos; et al.
The health and wellbeing of Indigenous adolescents: a global collective for an equitable and sustainable future
The Lancet, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 399, (10322) : 341-343
Global Collective for Indigenous Adolescent Health and Evidence-Based Action,
Intersectional inequalities in loneliness among older adults before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A total population survey in the Swedish eldercare setting
Social Science and Medicine
Gustafsson, Per E; Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; Nilsson, Ingeborg; et al.
Venerable vulnerability or remarkable resilience?: A prospective study of the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures on loneliness in Swedish older adults with home care
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 12, (5)
Gustafsson, Per E.; Nilsson, Ingeborg; San Sebastian, Miguel
Inequitable impact of infection: social gradients in severe COVID-19 outcomes among all confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases during the first pandemic wave in Sweden.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 76, (3) : 261-267
Gustafsson, Per E; San Sebastian, Miguel; Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; et al.
Surviving through solitude: A prospective national study of the impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic and a visiting ban on loneliness among nursing home residents in Sweden
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 77, (12) : 2286-2295
Gustafsson, Per E.; Schröders, Julia; Nilsson, Ingeborg; et al.
'History obligates us to do it': political capabilities of Indigenous grassroots leaders of health accountability initiatives in rural Guatemala
BMJ Global Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 7, (5)
Hernandez, Alison; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; San Sebastian, Miguel; et al.
Social inequalities in healthcare utilization during Ecuadorian healthcare reform (2007–2017): a before-and-after cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Quizhpe, Edy; Teran, Enrique; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.
Capacidad de respuesta del sistema de salud en atención primaria valorada por pacientes con enfermedades crónicas: [Evaluation of health center's primary care responsiveness by patients with chronic illnesses]
Gaceta Sanitaria, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 36, (3) : 232-239
Rodríguez Eguizabal, Eva; Gil de Gómez, María Josefa; San Sebastian, Miguel; et al.
The Multiple Lenses on the Community Health System: Implications for Policy, Practice and Research
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman University of Medical Science 2022, Vol. 11, (1) : 9-16
Schneider, Helen; Olivier, Jill; Orgill, Marsha; et al.
Sociodemographic factors associated with daily tobacco smoking and binge drinking among Zambians: evidence from the 2017 STEPS survey
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Silumbwe, Adam; San Sebastian, Miguel; Michelo, Charles; et al.
A population-based study on health and living conditions among Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET study
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Taylor & Francis 2022, Vol. 81, (1)
Stoor, Jon Petter A.; San Sebastian, Miguel
The SámiHET study – A population-based study on health and living conditions among Sámi in Sweden
Nunamed 2022: en grønlandsmedicinsk konference, Nuuk: Nunamed 2022 : 53-53
Stoor, Jon Petter A.; San Sebastian, Miguel; Nilsson, Lena Maria
Factors associated with home delivery preference among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 15
Teferi, Henok Mulatu; San Sebastian, Miguel; Baroudi, Mazen
Health insurance and health system (un) responsiveness: a qualitative study with elderly in rural Tanzania
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 21, (1)
Amani, Paul Joseph; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Frumence, Gasto; et al.
Young migrants' sexual rights in Sweden: a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 21, (1)
Baroudi, Mazen; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Goicolea, Isabel; et al.
“If the reindeer die, everything dies”: The mental health of a Sámi community exposed to a mining project in Swedish Sápmi
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 80, (1)
Blåhed, Hanna; San Sebastian, Miguel
Prevalence and sociogeographical inequalities of violence against women in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 20, (1)
Edeby, Agnes; San Sebastian, Miguel
Assessing the impact of the 2008 health reform in Ecuador on the performance of primary health care services: an interrupted time series analysis
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 20, (1)
Flores Jimenez, Sergio E.; San Sebastian, Miguel
"The devil is in the detail": geographical inequalities of femicides in Ecuador
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 20, (1)
Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; San Sebastian, Miguel
Spatial clustering and contextual factors associated with hospitalisation and deaths due to COVID-19 in Sweden: A geospatial nationwide ecological study
BMJ Global Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 6, (7)
Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo; Gustafsson, Per E; San Sebastian, Miguel; et al.
The effectiveness of a multi-pronged psycho-social intervention among people with mental health and epilepsy problems: a pre-post prospective cohort study set in North India
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2021, Vol. 10, (9) : 546-553
Mathias, Kaaren; Corcoran, Dale; Pillai, Pooja; et al.
Performing Through Privatization: An Ecological Natural Experiment of the Impact of the Swedish Free Choice Reform on Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Frontiers In Public Health, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 9
Mosquera, Paola A.; San Sebastian, Miguel; Burström, Bo; et al.
Mental health problems and suicidal expressions among young male prisoners in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 14, (1)
Pat, Puthy; Richter-Sundberg, Linda; Jegannathan, Bhoomikumar; et al.
"Closer to the Unfair Reality": Magnitude and Spatial Analysis of Femicides in Ecuador
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 36, (17-18) : NP9982-NP9993
San Sebastian, Miguel; Vives-Cases, Carmen; Goicolea, Isabel
‘The Devil’s Company’: A Grounded Theory Study on Aging, Loneliness and Social Change Among ‘Older Adult Children’ in Rural Indonesia
Frontiers in Sociology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 6
Schröders, Julia; Nichter, Mark; San Sebastian, Miguel; et al.
Sametingets individuella analys för nationell strategi psykisk hälsa och suicidprevention: slutredovisning av regeringsuppdrag S2018/04669/FS (delvis), S2018/06126/FS (delvis), S2020/06171/FS (delvis)
Umeå: Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå universitet 2021
Stoor, Jon Petter A.; San Sebastian, Miguel
Responsiveness of health care services towards the elderly in Tanzania: does health insurance make a difference? A cross-sectional study
International Journal for Equity in Health, Springer Nature 2020, Vol. 19, (1)
Amani, Paul Joseph; Tungu, Malale; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
The perception of youth health centres' friendliness: does it differ between immigrant and Swedish-Scandinavian youths?
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 30, (4) : 780-785
Baroudi, Mazen; San Sebastian, Miguel; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
"Det är ju faktiskt framtiden som tas ifrån en": en hälsokonsekvensbedömning med anledning av den potentiella gruvetableringen i Gállok/Kallak, svenska Sápmi
Umeå: Umeå universitet 2020
Blåhed, Hanna; San Sebastian, Miguel
Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with reproductive and child health preventive care in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 19, (1)
Daca, Chanvo; San Sebastian, Miguel; Arnaldo, Carlos; et al.
Evaluation of an intervention supporting breastfeeding among late-preterm infants during in-hospital stay
Women and Birth, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 33 : e33-e38
Estalella, Itziar; San Millán, Jaione; Trincado, María José; et al.
Dissonances and disconnects: the life and times of community-bsaed accountability in the National Rural Health Mission in Tamil Nadu, India
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20
Gaitonde, Rakhal; San Sebastian, Miguel; Hurtig, Anna-Karin
Building collective power in citizen-led initiatives for health accountability in Guatemala: the role of networks
BMC Health Services Research, Springer Nature 2020, Vol. 20, (1)
Hernández, Alison; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Goicolea, Isabel; et al.
Societal risk factors for overweight and obesity in women in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20, (1)
Mangemba, Nancy T.; San Sebastian, Miguel
Intersectional equity in health care: assessing complex inequities in primary and secondary care utilization by gender and education in northern Sweden
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 19, (1)
Nyamande, Fortune N.; Mosquera, Paola; San Sebastian, Miguel; et al.
Socioeconomic inequalities in women's access to health care: has Ecuadorian health reform been successful?
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 19
Quizhpe, Edy; San Sebastian, Miguel; Teran, Enrique; et al.
Rural-urban differences in suicide attempts and mortality among young people in northern Sweden, 1998-2017: A register-based study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 48, (8) : 794-800
San Sebastian, Miguel; Edin-Liljegren, Anette; Jonsson, Frida
Income inequalities in leisure time physical inactivity in northern Sweden: a decomposition analysis
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 48, (4) : 442-451
Szilcz, Máté; Mosquera, Paola A.; San Sebastian, Miguel; et al.
Does health insurance contribute to improved utilization of health care services for the elderly in rural Tanzania?: A cross-sectional study
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis Group 2020, Vol. 13, (1)
Tungu, Malale; Amani, Paul Joseph; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
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Research groups

Coordinators
Lávvuo-Research and education for Sámi health
Head of research
Norrland Observatory for Equity in Health and Health Care

Research projects

1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024
The health and well-being of Sámi youth in Sweden: outcomes, perspectives and priorities
1 January 2022 until 31 December 2024
Strengthening social accountability for improving health system in Tanzania: how can health facility governing committees fulfil their role?
1 January 2022 until 31 December 2023
Can community health workers contribute to strengthen health systems in Latin America?
1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024
The mental health and access to mental health care among the Sámi in Sweden
1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024
Leaving no one behind: intersectional health system equity in Sweden
1 December 2020 until 30 June 2022
Impact of national Covid-19-related policies on loneliness among elderly receiving elderly care
15 July 2019 until 15 July 2023
Evaluating Implementation and Governance of Zambia’s Policy Response to Selected non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factors: A Policy and Systems Analysis Approach
1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022
Young immigrants’ sexual rights and their access to sexual and reproductive health care in Sweden
1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022
Can mental health and health care be promoted among young prisoners in Cambodia?
1 January 2019 until 31 December 2021
How can mental health care services be integrated in youth clinics?