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Per Gustafsson

Professor of Epidemiology with focus on Social Epidemiology

Docent of Public Health

Assistant and Deputy Head of Department of Epidemiology and Global Health

Research qualifications: Docent
0000-0002-3972-5362

Contact

E-mail
per.e.gustafsson@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 95 63

Works as

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health Role: Deputy head of department, Assistant head of department
Location
5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

I am Professor of Epidemiology with focus on Social Epidemiology and Register-Based Research. My research mainly concerns different aspects of equity in health and care, using perspectives and methods from social epidemiology. I am particularly concerned with complex, or intersectional, inequities in the health system. Other areas I have investigated concern, for example, explanations to social inequities in health, neighborhood effects on health, life course epidemiology, psychosocial epidemiology, and stress research.

I am the Deputy Head of Department of Epidemiology and Global Health. I am the Chair of the Program Council for the Master Programs in Public Health (PRPH), and represent our programs in the Educational Strategic Board at the Faculty of Medicine.

My teaching mostly concerns theory and methods at adavanced and doctoral levels, for example epidemiology, social epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, and philosophy of science.

Intersectional inequities in colorectal cancer screening attendance in Sweden: using decision trees for intersectional matrix reduction
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 365
Pedrós Barnils, Núria; Gustafsson, Per E.
Inequities in unmet oral care needs after a Swedish subsidization reform: an intersectional analysis
JDR Clinical & Translational Research
Anticona Huaynate, Cynthia; Suominen, A.L.; Bastos, J.L.; et al.
Impact of an oral care subsidization reform on intersectional inequities in self-rated oral health in Sweden
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 23, (1)
Anticona Huaynate, Cynthia; Suominen, Anna Liisa; Lif Holgerson, Pernilla; et al.
A novel application of interrupted time series analysis to identify the impact of a primary health care reform on intersectional inequities in avoidable hospitalizations in the adult Swedish population
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 343
Gustafsson, Per E; Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; Castel Feced, Sara; et al.
Evaluating the impact of the 2010 Swedish choice reform in primary health care on avoidable hospitalization and socioeconomic inequities: an interrupted time series analysis using register data
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Gustafsson, Per E; Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; San Sebastián, Miguel; et al.
The transmission of social inequalities through economic difficulties and lifestyle factors on body mass index: an intersectional mediation analysis in the Swedish population
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 360
Moreno-Llamas, Antonio; San Sebastian, Miguel; Gustafsson, Per E
Embodiment of discrimination: a cross-sectional study of threats, humiliating treatment and ethnic discrimination in relation to somatic health complaints among Sámi in Sweden
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 78, (5) : 290-295
San Sebastian, Miguel; Gustafsson, Per Erik; Stoor, Jon Petter Anders
Starting then stopping: a nationwide register-based study on the magnitude, predictors, and urban-rural patterns of under-vaccination variation across health centers in The Gambia
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 17, (1)
Sowe, Alieu; Namatovu, Fredinah; Cham, Bai; et al.
Socioeconomic circumstances, health-related behaviours and paediatric infections: a mediation analysis
Archives of Disease in Childhood, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 109, (3) : 195-200
Videholm, Samuel; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Gustafsson, Per E.
Intersectional inequalities in paediatric infectious diseases: a national cohort study in Sweden
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 78, (7) : 417-423
Videholm, Samuel; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Gustafsson, Per E.
Assessing inequities in unmet oral care needs among adults in Sweden: An intersectional approach
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 51, (3) : 428-435
Anticona Huaynate, Cynthia; Lif Holgerson, Pernilla; Gustafsson, Per E
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
Are doctors using more preventive medication for cardiovascular disease?: A Swedish cross-sectional study
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 41, (3) : 297-305
Lillqvist, Joel; Nilsson Sommar, Johan; Gustafsson, Per E; et al.
The frequency of missed opportunities for simultaneous vaccination and their impact on vaccination of children in The Gambia
Population Medicine, European Publishing 2023, Vol. 5 : 563-563
Sowe, Alieu; Namatovu, Fredinah; Cham, Bai; et al.
Missed opportunities for vaccination at point of care and their impact on coverage and urban–rural coverage inequity in the Gambia
Vaccine, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 41, (52) : 7647-7654
Sowe, Alieu; Namatovu, Fredinah; Cham, Bai; et al.
Impact of a performance monitoring intervention on the timeliness of Hepatitis B birth dose vaccination in the Gambia: a controlled interrupted time series analysis
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Sowe, Alieu; Namatovu, Fredinah; Cham, Bai; et al.
Reducing or reproducing inequalities in health?: An intersectional policy analysis of how health inequalities are represented in a Swedish bill on alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gambling
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22
Fagrell Trygg, Nadja; Gustafsson, Per E; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
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.
Does a pay-for-performance health service model improve overall and rural–urban inequity in vaccination rates?: A difference-in-differences analysis from the Gambia
Vaccine: X, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 12
Sowe, Alieu; Namatovu, Fredinah; Cham, Bai; et al.
Disparities in fruit and vegetable intakeat the intersection of gender and educationin northern Sweden: a cross‑sectional study
BMC Nutrition, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 8
Vogt, Thomas; Gustafsson, Per E
Intersectional inequalities in mental health across multiple dimensions of inequality in the Swedish adult population
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 283
Fagrell Trygg, Nadja; Månsdotter, Anna; Gustafsson, Per E.
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.
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.
Do inequalities add up?: Intersectional inequalities in smoking by sexual orientation and education among U.S. adults
Preventive Medicine Reports, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 17
Amroussia, Nada; Gustafsson, Per E.; Pearson, Jennifer L.
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.
Self-rated health inequalities in the intersection of gender, social class and regional development in Spain: exploring contributions of material and psychosocial factors
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 19, (1)
Pedrós Barnils, Núria; Eurenius, Eva; Gustafsson, Per E.
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.
Decomposition of income-related inequality in upper secondary school completion in Sweden by mental health, family conditions and contextual characteristics.
SSM - Population Health, Vol. 11
Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Mosquera, Paola; Gustafsson, Per E.; et al.
What drives us apart?: Decomposing intersectional inequalities in cigarette smoking by education and sexual orientation among U.S. adults
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 18
Amroussia, Nada; Pearson, Jennifer L.; Gustafsson, Per E.
Widespread and widely widening?: Examining absolute socioeconomic health inequalities in northern Sweden across twelve health indicators
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 18
Degerlund Maldi, Kinza; San Sebastian, Miguel; Gustafsson, Per E; et al.
Income-related inequalities in mental health in Sweden and the role of social determinants
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 29, (Suppl 4) : 233-233
Fritzell, S.; Källberg, H.; Busch, H.; et al.
Underpinnings of entangled ethnical and gender inequalities in obesity in Cochabamba-Bolivia: an intersectional approach
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 18, (1)
Mamani-Ortiz, Yercin; Gustafsson, Per E; San Sebastián Chasco, Miguel; et al.
The moderating effect of income on the relationship between body mass index and health-related quality of life in Northern Sweden
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 47, (7) : 765-773
Ramadani, Royasia Viki; Mosquera, Paola A.; San Sebastián, Miguel; et al.
Do cardiovascular disease prevention programs in northern Sweden impact on population health?: An interrupted time series analysis
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
San Sebastian, Miguel; Mosquera, Paola A.; Gustafsson, Per E.
Languishing in the crossroad?: A scoping review of intersectional inequalities in mental health
International Journal for Equity in Health, BMC 2019, Vol. 18, (1)
Trygg, Nadja; Gustafsson, Per E; Månsdotter, Anna
Trends in educational and income inequalities in cardiovascular morbidity in middle age in Northern Sweden 1993–2010
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 47
Waenerlund, Anna-Karin; Mosquera, Paola; Gustafsson, Per E; et al.
Access for all?: Assessing vertical and horizontal inequities in healthcare utilization among young people in northern Sweden
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 47
Wagenius, Cecilia M.; San Sebastian, Miguel; Gustafsson, Per E.; et al.
Unsafe and unequal: a decomposition analysis of income inequalities in fear of crime in northern Sweden
International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 17
Boldis, Beáta Vivien; San Sebastian, Miguel; Gustafsson, Per E.
Withstanding austerity: equity in health services utilisation in the first stage of the economic recession in Southern Spain
PLOS ONE, Vol. 13, (3)
Córdoba-Doña, Juan Antonio; Escolar-Pujolar, Antonio; San Sebastián, Miguel; et al.
Are neighbourhood inequalities in adult health explained by socio-economic and psychosocial determinants in adolescence and the subsequent life course in northern Sweden?: A decomposition analysis
Health and Place, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 52 : 127-134
Jonsson, Frida; San Sebastian, Miguel; Hammarström, Anne; et al.
Decomposition of gendered income-related inequalities in multiple biological cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-aged population
International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 17
Mosquera, Paola A.; San Sebastian, Miguel; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
Whose income is more important: mine, yours or ours? Income inequality and mental health in northern Sweden
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 28, (6) : 1056-1061
San Sebastian, Miguel; Mosquera, Paola; Gustafsson, Per E.
Time trends in absolute and relative socioeconomic inequalities in leisure time physical inactivity in northern Sweden
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 46, (1) : 112-123
Szilcz, Máté; Mosquera, Paola A; Sebastián, Miguel San; et al.
Does it add up?: intersectional inequalities in mental health in the Swedish adult population
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2018, Vol. 28 : 95-95
Trygg, Nadja; Gustafsson, Per E; Månsdotter, A.
Explaining mental health inequalities in Northern Sweden: a decomposition analysis
Global Health Action, Vol. 10
Amroussia, Nada; Gustafsson, Per E.; Mosquera, Paola A.
Does contextual unemployment matter for health status across the life course? A longitudinal multilevel study exploring the link between neighbourhood unemployment and functional somatic symptoms
Health and Place, Vol. 43 : 113-120
Brydsten, Anna; Gustafsson, Per E; Hammarström, Anne; et al.
Snus use during the life-course and risk of the metabolic syndrome and its components
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2017, Vol. 45, (8) : 733-740
Byhamre, Marja Lisa; Gustafsson, Per E.; Jansson, Jan-Håkan; et al.
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