• The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Shelley-Egan, Clare; Røgeberg, Ole (PLOS ONE;16(9): e0244346, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-07)
      Background: The objective of this study is to document whether and to what extent there is an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and disease outcomes in the last five influenza pandemics. Methods/principle ...
    • Livstilfredshet blant ungdom før og under covid-19-pandemien 

      Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening;Utgave 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 involved closure of schools and strict limitations on social contact. The study examines whether this had an effect on the life satisfaction and subjective well-being ...
    • Race and 1918 influenza pandemic in the United States: A review of the literature 

      Økland, Helene; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 16, Issue 14, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-12)
      During epidemics, the poorest part of the population usually suffers the most. Alfred Crosby noted that the norm changed during the 1918 influenza pandemic in the US: The black population (which were expected to have higher ...
    • Short-term Birth Sequelae of the 1918-20 Influenza Pandemic in the United States: State-Level Analysis 

      Chandra, Siddharth; Christensen, Julia; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Nigel, Paneth (American Journal of Epidemiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-28)
      This paper illuminates short-term birth sequelae of the influenza pandemic of 1918–20 in the USA using monthly data on births and all-cause deaths for 19 US states in conjunction with data on maternal deaths, stillbirths, ...
    • Social disparities in adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 

      Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Dimka, Jessica; Bakkeli, Nan Zou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the absence of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 governments had to respond by rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Socioeconomic inequalities likely influenced the uptake of NPIs. Using ...