Kirsi Tiitinen Mekhail

Kirsi Tiitinen Mekhail

Lecturer
Telephone: +46852483627
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, D2, Flemingsberg, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Omvårdnad Omv enhet 1, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • Lecturer, PhD, pediatric nurse
    Pediatric Nurse
    Master's in public health
    PhD

Research

  • Can extra home visiting improve parents’ health literacy and child health
    in a Swedish multicultural setting?
    Mekhail, K. T., Burström, B., Marttila, A., Wångdahl, J., &
  • Lindberg, L.
    (2022). Psychometric qualities of the HLS-EU-Q16 instrument for parental
    health literacy in Swedish multicultural settings. /BMC public health/,
    22(1), 293-293. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12346-8
    Mekhail Tiitinen, K., Lindberg, L., Burström, B., &
  • Marttila, A. (2019).
    Strengthening resilience through an extended postnatal home visiting program
    in a multicultural suburb in Sweden: fathers striving for stability. /BMC
    public health/, 19(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6440-y
    Mekhail Tiitinen K, Burström B, Marttila A, Wångdahl J, Lindberg L. (2023).
    Changes in Comprehensive Health Literacy Among First-Time Parents Attending
    Extended Home Visiting in Swedish Multicultural Settings: A Case-Comparison
    Study. /Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
    /https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.01.005 [1]
    [1] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.01.005

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Employments

  • Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
  • Graduate Diploma, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
  • Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
  • Bachelor Of Science In Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, 2002

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