Lovisa Hellsten

About me

Given today's rapid healthcare digitalization, it is crucial to understand the patterns, perceptions, and preferences influencing young people's use of health services. These insights will be essential when designing future services that effectively address the diverse needs of youth.
My PhD project focuses on access to and use of sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) services among adolescents and young adults, with an emphasis on digital modes of contact. Using register data, I examine variations in the use of SRH services and investigate whether and how digitalization has impacted the uptake of youth-friendly services in Stockholm, Sweden.
Research Interests
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Issues related to sexual and reproductive health, including access, equity, and rights
- Digital Health: The field of eHealth, telehealth, and mHealth.
- Public Policy, Health- and Welfare Systems: The impact of public policy and systems on health outcomes.
- Social Determinants of Health: The influence of social factors on health and access to healthcare.

Phd Student, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025
Amanuensis, Epidemics and public health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, 2021-2022

Master, Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, 2022
Bachelor, Political Science, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, 2020