Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström

PhD

Associate Professor in Health Economics

Research qualifications: Docent

0000-0001-8723-8131

Contact

anni-maria.pulkki-brannstrom@umu.se

+46 90 786 65 29

Works as

Associate professor at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health

5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

I work at the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine. My research focuses on the quantitative evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and equity impacts of multisectoral public health interventions.

I am part of the Salut Child Health Promotion Programme research group with project funding from FORTE. I also lead a knowledge translation project KAMSO developing decision support for social inclusion interventions funded by the private foundation Idéer för livet. I supervise PhD students working on the evaluation of interventions and health reforms.

I have a long-term collaboration with UCL in London where I worked 2009-2015 and am currently member of the virtual UCL Centre for Global Health Economics.

Member of UmU Medical Faculty's Strategic Board for Research and the Internationalisation Group.

Faricimab versus bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: cost analysis based on real-world data from the Swedish Macula Registry

Acta Ophthalmologica

Abdalla, Souad; Westborg, Inger; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.

Sudan's health sector partnership: from confined progression to openness and hope to uncertain demise

Development Policy Review, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 42, (2)

Aweesha, Huzeifa; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.

Effect of a multicomponent school-based intervention with parental involvement on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking initiation: equity impact analysis of the TOPAS study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Beeres, Dorien; Galanti, Maria Rosaria; Nilsson, Maria; et al.

Child–adult contract for prevention of tobacco use: "as-treated" analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial (the TOPAS study) at 3-year follow-up

Prevention Science, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 25 : 175-192

Beeres, Dorien Tecla; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Nilsson, Maria; et al.

Intersectional inequalities in child social-emotional health: a case for proportionate universalism

European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 34, (Suppl 3)

Rosenberg, A.; Ivarsson, A.; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2023, Vol. 56, (5) : 467-474

Prabowo, Muhammad Husen; Febrinasari, Ratih Puspita; Pamungkasari, Eti Poncorini; et al.

Health and economic outcomes of a universal early intervention for parents and children from birth to age five: evaluation of the Salut Programme using a natural experiment

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 21, (1)

Sampaio, Filipa; Häggström, Jenny; Ssegonja, Richard; et al.

Social inequalities in social-emotional problems among preschool children: a population-based study in Sweden

Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 16, (1)

Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.

Multifaceted determinants of social-emotional problems in preschool children in Sweden: An ecological systems theory approach

SSM - Population Health, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 21

Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Vogt, Thomas; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.

Evaluation of the Swedish school-based program "tobacco-free DUO" in a cluster randomized controlled trial (TOPAS study). Results at 2-year follow-up

Preventive Medicine, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 155

Beeres, Dorien; Arnö, Elin; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.

Topas - tobakspreventivt arbete i skolan. Slutrapport: en utvärdering av det ANDT-förebyggande programmet Tobaksfri duo

Umeå universitet & Karolinska institutet 2022

Nilsson, Maria; Galanti, Rosaria; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria

Social inequalities in health care utilization during Ecuadorian healthcare reform (2007–2017): a before-and-after cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 22, (1)

Quizhpe, Edy; Teran, Enrique; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; et al.

Copula Models for Addressing Sample Selection in the Evaluation of Public Health Programmes: An Application to the Leeds Let’s Get Active Study

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer Nature 2021, Vol. 19, (3) : 305-312

Candio, Paolo; Hill, Andrew J.; Poupakis, Stavros; et al.

Cost-effectiveness of Radiofrequency Denervation for Zygapophyseal Joint Pain

Pain Physician, NLM (Medline) 2021, Vol. 24, (8) : E1205-E1218

Hambraeus, Johan; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindholm, Lars

Protocol for the evaluation of cost-effectiveness and health equity impact of a school-based tobacco prevention programme in a cluster randomised controlled trial (the TOPAS study)

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 11, (8)

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Galanti, Maria R.; Nilsson, Maria

Tobacco-Free Duo Adult-Child Contract for Prevention of Tobacco Use Among Adolescents and Parents: Protocol for a Mixed-Design Evaluation

JMIR Research Protocols, Vol. 9, (10)

Galanti, Maria Rosaria; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Nilsson, Maria

Participatory learning and action cycles with women s groups to prevent neonatal death in low-resource settings: A multi-country comparison of cost-effectiveness and affordability

Health Policy and Planning, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 35, (10) : 1280-1289

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Batura, Neha; et al.

The equity impact of a universal child health promotion programme

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 74 : 605-611

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; Eurenius, Eva; 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.

"Cheaper and better": Societal cost savings and budget impact of changing from systemic to intralesional pentavalent antimonials as the first-line treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 13, (11)

Eid Rodríguez, Daniel; San Sebastian, Miguel; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria

Incremental cost and health gains of the 2016 WHO antenatal care recommendations for Rwanda: results from expert elicitation

Health Research Policy and Systems, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 17

Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Mogren, Ingrid; et al.

The equity impact of a universal child health promotion programme

European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 29, (Suppl 4) : 103-103

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lindkvist, Marie; Eurenius, Eva; et al.

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 37

Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, Gunilla; et al.

Cost of antenatal care for the health sector and for households in Rwanda

BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 18

Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, Gunilla; et al.

Nytt sätt att mäta livskvalitet öppnar för effektivare insatser

Dagens samhälle, (31) : 26-26

Lindholm, Lars; Ivarsson, Anneli; Löfgren, Curt; et al.

Impact on birth weight and child growth of participatory learning and action women’s groups with and without transfers of food or cash during pregnancy: findings of the low birth weight South Asia cluster-randomised controlled trial (LBWSAT) in nepal

PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018, Vol. 13, (5)

Saville, Naomi M.; Shrestha, Bhim P.; Style, Sarah; et al.

European Journal of Public Health, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017, Vol. 27, (Suppl_3) : 436-

Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, G.; et al.

Is the Salut Programme an effective and cost-effective universal health promotion intervention for parents and their children?: a register-based retrospective observational study

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2017, Vol. 7, (9)

Häggström, Jenny; Sampaio, Filipa; Eurenius, Eva; et al.

Effectiveness of the Salut Program: a universal health promotion intervention for parents & children

European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2016, Vol. 26, (Suppl 1)253

Feldman, I.; Eurenius, Eva; Haggstrom, J.; et al.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Salut Programme: a universal health promotion intervention for parents and children-protocol of a register-based retrospective observational study

BMJ Open, Vol. 6, (8)

Feldman, Inna; Eurenius, Eva; Häggström, Jenny; et al.

Socio-economic inequity in HIV testing in Malawi

Global Health Action, Vol. 9 : 1-15

Kim, Sung Wook; Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; et al.

Protocol of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT), a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing impact on birth weight and infant nutrition of Participatory Learning and Action through women's groups, with and without unconditional transfers of fortified food or cash during pregnancy in Nepal

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, BioMed Central 2016, Vol. 16

Saville, Naomi M; Shrestha, Bhim P; Style, Sarah; et al.

Protocol for the economic evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve growth among children under two in rural India (CARING trial)

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2016, Vol. 6, (11)

Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Sinha, Rajesh; Kumar Ojha, Amit; et al.

Highlighting the evidence gap: how cost-effective are interventions to improve early childhood nutrition and development?

Health Policy and Planning, Oxford University Press 2015, Vol. 30, (6) : 813-821

Batura, Neha; Hill, Zelee; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; et al.

Basic income – healthy outcome? Effects on health of an Indian basic income pilot project: a cluster randomised trial

Journal of Development Effectiveness, Vol. 7, (1) : 111-126

Beck, Simon; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; San Sebastián, Miguel

Cost-effectiveness and affordability of community mobilisation through women's groups and quality improvement in health facilities (MaiKhanda trial) in Malawi

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, BioMed Central (BMC) 2015, Vol. 13

Colbourn, Tim; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Nambiar, Bejoy; et al.

Inequity in costs of seeking sexual and reproductive health services in India and Kenya

International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2015, Vol. 14

Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Lafort, Yves; et al.

Collecting and analysing cost data for complex public health trials: reflections on practice

Global Health Action, CoAction Publishing 2014, Vol. 7 : 23257-

Batura, Neha; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Agrawal, Priya; et al.

Comparing the cost effectiveness of harm reduction strategies: a case study of the Ukraine

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, Vol. 12

Kim, Sung; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Skordis-Worrall, Jolene

The effect of increased coverage of participatory women's groups on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized trial

JAMA pediatrics, American Medical Association 2013, Vol. 167, (9) : 816-25

Fottrell, Edward; Azad, Kishwar; Kuddus, Abdul; et al.

Effect of women's groups and volunteer peer counselling on rates of mortality, morbidity, and health behaviours in mothers and children in rural Malawi (MaiMwana): a factorial, cluster-randomised controlled trial

The Lancet, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 381, (9879) : 1721-35

Lewycka, Sonia; Mwansambo, Charles; Rosato, Mikey; et al.

Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet, Vol. 381, (9879) : 1736-46

Prost, Audrey; Colbourn, Tim; Seward, Nadine; et al.

On the patterns and determinants of the global diffusion of new technologies

Research Policy, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 42, (10) : 1768-1779

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Stoneman, Paul

Cost and cost effectiveness of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets - a model-based analysis

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, Vol. 10 : 5-

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Wolff, Claudia; Brännström, Niklas; et al.

Association between clean delivery kit use, clean delivery practices, and neonatal survival: pooled analysis of data from three sites in South Asia

PLoS Medicine, PLoS, Public Library of Science 2012, Vol. 9, (2) : e1001180-

Seward, Nadine; Osrin, David; Li, Leah; et al.

Development and formative evaluation of a visual e-tool to help decision makers navigate the evidence around health financing

JMIR Research Protocols, Vol. 1, (2) : e25-

Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria; Utley, Martin; et al.

Maternal and neonatal health expenditure in Mumbai slums (India): a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2011, Vol. 11 : 150-

Skordis-Worrall, Jolene; Pace, Noemi; Bapat, Ujwala; et al.

Internal diffusion of new technology

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Warwick

Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria

"Cheaper and better": an economic analysis of changing first line treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Bolivia

Eid, Daniel; San Sebastian, Miguel; Pulkki-Brännström, Anni-Maria

Systematic Review of Cost and Cost-effectiveness of Routine Ultrasound during pregnancy

Hitimana, Regis; Lindholm, Lars; Krantz, G.; et al.

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Research groups

Coordinators

Theme Equity in Health

Group member

Norrland Observatory for Equity in Health and Health Care

U-CHEC

Research projects

1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027

Childrens mental health in Cambodia

1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027

How can risk communication be improved in primary care?

1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026

Screened – then what? Improving the health system response to social-emotionally vulnerable preschool children.

1 January 2023 until 1 January 2025

Precision Public Health for Obesity

1 January 2022 until 1 January 2024

Social-emotional health among children

1 January 2018 until 31 December 2020

Can the health-promoting Salut Programme for children and parents contribute to the health of the population?

5 January 2017 until 31 December 2023

Topas - an evaluation of the tobacco prevention program Tobaksfri Duo

1 April 2016 until 31 December 2023

From outsider to insider. Improved municipal decision support: A new calculation model for interventions aimed at social exclusion.

I am course coordinator for the advanced-level course Health Economic Theory (7.5 ECTS) and the doctoral-level course Research Ethics (2 ECTS).

I also teach on Equity and Health (3.5 ECTS) and Advanced Topics in Health Economic Evalution Methods (7.5 ECTS).

Each year I supervise a number of theses by students taking our Master's Programme in Public Health with a Specialization in Health Economics.