Anna Nielsen
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: anna.nielsen.1@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset Tomtebodavägen 18 A, plan 3, 17165 Solna
Postal address: K9 Global folkhälsa, K9 GPH Ekström Kosidou, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Research coordinator within the Global and Sexual Health research group at the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet.
Nurse/Midwife, Master of Global Health, PhD in Public Health/epidemiology (Karolinska Institutet). Midwife at the Youth Health Clinics, Region Stockholm.
Research
- The focus of my research is sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) including primary and secondary prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI), and gender-based violence. I have foremost studied SRHR among youth in Sweden, and I am interested in sexual risk-taking, implementation and evaluation of health interventions.
My PhD thesis (2019) “Chlamydia among youth in Stockholm; testing habits and evaluation of a mobile phone intervention to promote safe sexual practices” focused on understanding how testing services for Chlamydia infection are utilised by youth and how this might subsequent sexual risk-taking. Furthermore, a mobile phone intervention to promote condom use among youth aged 18-23 was developed, implemented, and evaluated in a randomised controlled trial.
Areas of expertise include:
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Adolescent health
Gender norms and gender-based violence
Maternal and child health
Epidemiology
Global public health
mHealth
Randomised controlled trials
Articles
- Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS: DIGITAL HEALTH. 2025;3(3):100251Hellsten L; Ahlqvist VH; Nielsen AM; Branden G; Ekstrom AM; Kosidou K
- Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2025;104(9):1627-1639Larsson FM; Nielsen A; Zeebari Z; Salazar M; Ekstrom AM; Moeller A
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. 2025;:8862605251361127Larsson FM; Nielsen A; Zeebari Z; Salazar M; Ekstrom A-M; Moller A
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. 2025;:8862605251338782Lameiras-Fernandez M; Nielsen A; Larsson F; Salazar M
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):2569Gozzi P; Persson M; Nielsen A; Kilander H; Kagesten AE; Iwarsson KE; Ljungcrantz D; Bredell M; Larsson EC
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;53(6):14034948241248684-585Hagland M; Branden GJ; Kosidou K; Nielsen AM
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2024;24(1):411Zettergren L; Larsson EC; Hellsten L; Kosidou K; Nielsen AM
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):2115Hartmann M; Giovenco D; Zeebari Z; Itzikowitz G; Ekstrom AM; Nielsen A; Pettifor A; Bekker L-G; Kagesten AE
- Article: HELIYON. 2023;9(10):e20812Canabarro APF; Eriksson M; Nielsen A; Zeebari Z; Salazar M
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. 2023;38(9-10):6523-6552Daoud N; Carmi A; Bolton R; Cerdan-Torregrosa A; Nielsen A; Alfayumi-Zeadna S; Edwards C; Suilleabhain FO; Sanz-Barbero B; Vives-Cases C; Salazar M
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(Supplement_3):ckac130.113Canabarro A; Eriksson M; Nielsen A; Salazar M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(9):e0257402Larsson FM; Nielsen A; Briones-Vozmediano E; Stjarnfeldt J; Salazar M; Hacker G
- Article: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. 2021;97(2):141-146Nielsen AM; De Costa A; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Marrone G; Boman J; Salazar M; Diwan V
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(8):e034179Nielsen A; de Costa A; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Boman J; Salazar M
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2020;4(1):e12917Nielsen A; Bagenholm A; De Costa A
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(suppl_4):cky212.193Nielsen A
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;18(1):216Nielsen A; De Costa A; Bagenholm A; Danielsson KG; Marrone G; Boman J; Salazar M; Diwan V
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2017;17(1):730Nielsen A; De Costa A; Danielsson KG; Salazar M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(9):e0163597Nielsen A; Marrone G; De Costae A
- Article: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL. 2016;37(4):392-411Nielsen A; Pham TL; Marrone G; Ho DP; Nguyen TKC; Lundborg CS
All other publications
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32:III358Canabarro APF; Eriksson M; Nielsen A; Salazar M
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:ckaa166.854Briones-Vozmediano E; Stjarnfeldt J; Larson F; Nielsen A; Eriksson M; Salazar M
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2018Nielsen A; Bågenholm A; De Costa A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;28(SUPPL_4):68Nielsen A
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:140Salazar M; De Costa A; Danielsson KG; Nielsen A
Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights for young people: how is the availability, content and quality of care affected by the digitization of healthcare during the covid-19 pandemic?Swedish Research Council1 December 2021 - 30 November 2024
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026
- Amanuensis, Epidemics and public health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, 2021-2022
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 60 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
- Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
- Graduate Diploma In Midwifery, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
- Bachelor Of Science In Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, 2001
- Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2001