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Paola Mosquera Mendez

Researcher and lecturer in epidemiology and social epidemiology.

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E-mail
paola.mosquera@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 95 93

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Affiliation
Research fellow at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health
Location
5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

Psychologist with Specialization in Epidemiology, a Msc degree in Social Policy and a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health. Researcher and lecturer in epidemiology and social epidemiology. Her research focuses on the evaluation of public health policies, the measurement and explanation of health inequalities and the application of an equity lens to public health interventions. She is currently leading a research project exploring how to apply a life course approach to analyze socio economic inequalities in cardiovascular health and another one evaluating the effects of the primary care choice reform on population health and socioeconomic inequalities in health in Sweden.

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.
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.
Assessing horizontal equity in health care utilization in Iran: a decomposition analysis
BMC Public Health, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 20
Mostafavi, Farideh; Piroozi, Bakhtiar; Mosquera, Paola; et al.
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.
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.
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.
Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular disease risk factors using the WHO STEPS approach in Cochabamba, Bolivia
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
Mamani-Ortiz, Yercin; San Sebastian, Miguel; Armaza, Ada X.; 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.
Explaining income-related inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors in Tunisian adults during the last decade: comparison of sensitivity analysis of logistic regression and Wagstaff decomposition analysis
International Journal for Equity in Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 18
Saidi, Olfa; Zoghlami, Nada; Bennett, Kathleen E; 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.
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.
Preparedness and response against diseases with epidemic potential in the European Union: a qualitative case study of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and poliomyelitis in five member states
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 18, (1)
Kinsman, John; Angrén, John; Elgh, Fredrik; et al.
Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Use of Healthcare Services: Comparison between the Roma and General Populations in Spain
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 15, (1)
La Parra-Casado, Daniel; Mosquera, Paola A.; Vives-Cases, Carmen; 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.
Explaining mental health inequalities in Northern Sweden: a decomposition analysis
Global Health Action, Vol. 10
Amroussia, Nada; Gustafsson, Per E.; Mosquera, Paola A.
Considering health equity when moving from evidence-based guideline recommendations to implementation: a case study from an upper-middle income country on the GRADE approach
Health Policy and Planning, Oxford University Press 2017, Vol. 32, (10) : 1484-1490
Eslava-Schmalbach, Javier; Mosquera, Paola; Pablo Alzate, Juan; et al.
Primary health care attributes and responses to intimate partner violence in Spain
Gaceta Sanitaria, Vol. 31, (3) : 187-193
Goicolea, Isabel; Mosquera, Paola; Briones-Vozmediano, Erica; et al.
Embodying pervasive discrimination: a decomposition of sexual orientation inequalities in health in a population-based cross-sectional study in Northern Sweden.
International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 16
Gustafsson, Per E.; Linander, Ida; Mosquera, Paola A.
Are health inequalities rooted in the past? Income inequalities in metabolic syndrome decomposed by childhood conditions
European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 27, (2) : 223-233
Mosquera, Paola A; San Sebastian, Miguel; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
Equitable health services for the young?: A decomposition of income-related inequalities in young adults' utilization of health care in Northern Sweden
International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 16
Mosquera, Paola A; Waenerlund, Anna-Karin; Goicolea, Isabel; et al.
Implementing a primary health care program in Bogotá, Colombia
Revitalizing health for all: case studies of the struggle for comprehensive primary health care, University of Toronto Press 2017 : 95-116
Rafael Vega Romero, Román; Mosquera, Paola; Hernández Torres, Jinneth; et al.
Mine, yours or ours?: Income inequality and mental health in Northern Sweden
European Journal of Public Health, OXFORD UNIV PRESS 2017, Vol. 27, (suppl_3) : 40-41
San Sebastian, Miguel; Mosquera, Paola; Gustafsson, Per E.
Health care on equal terms?: assessing horizontal equity in health care use in northern Sweden
European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 27, (4) : 637-643
San Sebastián, Miguel; Mosquera, Paola A; Ng, Nawi; et al.
Incorporating equity issues into the development of Colombian clinical practice guidelines: suggestions for the GRADE approach
Revista de Salud Pública, Vol. 18, (1) : 72-81
Eslava-Schmalbach, Javier H; Welch, Vivian A; Tugwell, Peter; et al.
Meddling with middle modalities: a decomposition approach to mental health inequalities between intersectional gender and economic middle groups in northern Sweden
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2016, Vol. 9
Gustafsson, Per E.; Sebastián, Miguel San; Mosquera, Paola A.
Income-related inequalities in cardiovascular disease from mid-life to old age in a Northern Swedish cohort: a decomposition analysis
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2016, Vol. 149 : 135-144
Mosquera, Paola A; San Sebastian, Miguel; Waenerlund, Anna-Karin; et al.
Challenges of implementing a primary health care strategy in a context of a market-oriented health care system: the experience of Bogota, Colombia
International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley-Blackwell 2014, Vol. 29, (4) : E347-E367
Mosquera Mendez, Paola A; Hernández, Jineth; Vega, Román; et al.
Evaluation of a primary health care strategy implemented in a market-oriented health system: the case of Bogota, Colombia.
Umeå University medical dissertations, 1627
Mosquera Méndez, Paola Andrea
Performance evaluation of the essential dimensions of the primary health care services in six localities of Bogota-Colombia: a cross-sectional study
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 13 : 315-
Mosquera Mendéz, Paola A; Hernandez, Jinneth; Vega, Roman; et al.
Primary health care contribution to improve health outcomes in Bogota-Colombia: a longitudinal ecological analysis
BMC Family Practice, Vol. 13
Mosquera Mendez, Paola A.; Hernandez, Jinneth; Vega, Roman; et al.
The impact of primary healthcare in reducing inequalities in child health outcomes, Bogota, Colombia: an ecological analysis
International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol. 11
Mosquera Mendez, Paola A; Hernandez, Jinneth; Vega, Roman; et al.
An explanation from context and content of health policies to a hybrid and segmented primary health care model in Bogotá
Saúde em Debate, Vol. 36, (94) : 392-401
Vega, Roman; Hernández Torres, Jinneth; Mosquera Mendez, Paola
Equidad en el desarrollo de guias de practica clinica: [The concept of equity when developing clinical practice guidelines]
Revista de Salud Pública, Vol. 13, (2) : 327-38
Acosta, Naydú; Pollard, Jennifer; Mosquera, Paola; et al.
Incorporating equity into developing and implementing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
Revista de Salud Pública, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2011, Vol. 13, (2) : 339-351
Eslava-Schmalbach, Javier; Sandoval-Vargas, Gisella; Mosquera Mendez, Paola
Experience of implementing the strategy of primary health care in the locality of Bosa
Revista Gerencia y Políticas de Salud, Vol. 10, (21) : 124-152
Mosquera Mendez, Paola; Hernández Torres, Jineth; Vega, Roman; et al.
The process of incorporating a user perspective to the development of clinical practice guidelines: literature reviewing
Revista Gerencia y Políticas de Salud, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2011, Vol. 10, (21) : 176-195
Mosquera Mendez, Paola; Reveiz, Ludovic; Cattivera, Claudia; et al.
Stress ulcer, gastritis, and gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill pediatric patients: a systematic review
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2010, Vol. 11, (1) : 124-132
Reveiz, Ludovic; Guerrero-Lozano, Rafael; Camacho, Angela; et al.
Prioritization strategies in clinical practice guidelines development: a pilot study
Health Research Policy and Systems, BioMed Central 2010, Vol. 8
Reveiz, Ludovic; Tellez, Diana R; Castillo, Juan S; et al.
The Strategy of Primary Health Care for Bogotá - Colombia and its Relationship with the decrease of inequities in Health Results
Revista Gerencia y Políticas de Salud, Vol. 7, (14)
Mosquera Mendez, Paola; Granados Hidalgo, Gema; Vega, Roman
Health Policy in Bogota (2004-2008):An Analysis of the Experience with Primary Health Care
Social Medicine, Vol. 3, (2)
Vega, Roman; Acosta Ramirez, Naydu; Mosquera Mendez, Paola; et al.
Socioeconomic inequalities in use to healthcare for cardiovascular diseases and to preventive activities for cardiovascular risk factors: a horizontal and vertical inequity analysis from Cochabamba, Bolivia
Mamani-Ortiz, Yercin; Mosquera, Paola; San Sebastián, M.
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