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COVID-19 Announcement

As a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.

BMC Public Health is recruiting new Associate Editors

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Can mathematical modelling solve the current Covid-19 crisis?

Dr Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, Associate Editor for BMC Public Health, discusses the Oxford and Imperial mathematical models for COVID-19 in this Editorial.

Featured blog: Integrating Domestic Violence Prevention and Mitigation into Global COVID-19 Preparedness and Relief Efforts

Dr Nafisa Halim, Associate Editor for BMC Public Health discusses the recent increase in domestic violence in light of COVID-19 lockdowns and how prevention is key.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

Find a selection of articles published across Springer Nature, as well as additional commentary and books relevant to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Supporting equity in academic publishing

New Content Item At BMC, we strive to be inclusive and provide equal opportunities to authors based in low- and middle-income countries who might face challenges in publishing their work. Follow us here for guidance on submitting your research to the BMC Series and get in touch with feedback on what else we can do to help move to a more equitable publishing system.

Vaping epidemic a major threat to public health

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26th March 2020: As vaping can cause dangerous lung and respiratory problems, public health experts are concerned that it could aggravate COVID-19 symptoms.

With the CDC warning about a life-threatening vaping illness called EVALI, or 'E-cigarette or Vaping-Associated Lung Injury', this indicates that e-cigarette users may fall among the 'high-risk bracket' of those most vulnerable to COVID-19. Long term studies are needed as we still do not know the full effects of vaping and multiple mechanisms are likely involved in increased susceptibility to COVID-19.

Carrying out research on e-cigarettes or vaping? We would be delighted to consider this. Submit your work here

Want to learn more about vaping? Visit our dedicated page to view research published in BMC Public Health.

Featured article & blog: The challenge of misinformation during disease outbreaks

New Content Item The characterization of Ebola-related tweets from the Ebola communication crisis of 2014 may help to improve communication practices in future outbreaks.

The authors discuss their findings here.

Editor's Picks

The NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme – a threat to health?

Since the introduction of the NHS Cost Recovery Program, there has been a significant delay for TB treatment among non-UK born patients.

Subjective social status is an important determinant of perceived stress among adolescents: a cross-sectional study

There is a strong association between low subjective social status in both society and school and a high level of perceived stress in adolescents, particularly in girls.

Women’s autonomy in health decision-making and its effect on access to family planning services in Senegal in 2017: a propensity score analysis

Authors: N. M. Sougou, O. Bassoum, A. Faye and M. M. M. Leye

Content type: Research article

5 June 2020
Community-based door to door census of suspected people living with epilepsy: empowering community drug distributors to improve the provision of care to rural communities in Cameroon

Authors: Joseph Kamgno, Jules B. Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Lynda Esso, Honorat G. Zouré, Charles D. Mackenzie and Michel Boussinesq

Content type: Research article

5 June 2020
Involvement of personal and professional relations among men bothered by lower urinary tract symptoms: a population-based cross-sectional study

Authors: Marianne Møldrup Knudsen, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Peter Fentz Haastrup, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl and Sanne Rasmussen

Content type: Research article

5 June 2020
Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among women in the Gaza strip-Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Rima Rafiq El Kishawi, Kah Leng Soo, Yehia Awad Abed and Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda

Content type: Research article

5 June 2020
Use and importance of different information sources among patients with rare diseases and their relatives over time: a qualitative study

Authors: Svenja Litzkendorf, Martin Frank, Ana Babac, Daniel Rosenfeldt, Franziska Schauer, Tobias Hartz and J.-Matthias Graf von der Schulenburg

Content type: Research article

5 June 2020

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Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

Authors: Carolyne Njue, Helene ACM Voeten and Pieter Remes

Content type: Research article

8 August 2011
The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Authors: Sarah Catherine Walpole, David Prieto-Merino, Phil Edwards, John Cleland, Gretchen Stevens and Ian Roberts

Content type: Research article

18 June 2012
Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Authors: Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska and Helmut Brand

Content type: Research article

25 January 2012
Oral and anal sex practices among high school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors: Amsale Cherie and Yemane Berhane

Content type: Research article

4 January 2012
Mobile phone use and stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression among young adults - a prospective cohort study

Authors: Sara Thomée, Annika Härenstam and Mats Hagberg

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31 January 2011

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Aims and scope

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

Press Releases

Take a look at papers published in BMC Public Health that have received national and international press coverage.

Editor

Natalie Pafitis, BMC

Manuscript Editor

Ben Abbott, BMC

Section Editors

Marc Adams, Arizona State University, USA
Noriko Cable, University College London, UK
Summer Hawkins, Boston College, USA
Jianguang Ji, Lund University, Sweden
Ariadne Kapetanaki , University of York, UK
Frances Kay-Lambkin, University of Newcastle, Australia
Zohra Lassi, University of Adelaide, Australia
Youcheng Liu, Wayne State University, USA
Tim Mackey, University of California San Diego, USA
Carol Maher, University of South Australia, Australia
Isabelle Niedhammer, INSERM, France
Mahfuzar Rahman, ICDDRB, Bangladesh
David Rehkopf, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Giovanni Rezza, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy
Richard Rosenkranz, Kansas State University, USA
David Stieb, Population Studies Division, Health Canada, Canada
Janice L Thompson, University of Birmingham, UK
Michelle Turner, University of Ottawa, Canada; CREAL, Spain
Dianne Stanton Ward , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Shankar Viswanathan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA

Assistant Editors

Megan Barling, BioMed Central
Maxine Dillon, BioMed Central
Kevin Zhu, BioMed Central

Sections

Featured collection: Ebola research highlights

New Content Item On 17 July 2019, the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. Please click here to find relevant research published in BMC Public Health and other journals.

Call for Papers

Collection open for submissions: Contribution of climate change to the spread of infectious diseases

This cross-journal collection brings together in one place articles outlining diseases (and their vectors) that are likely to spread or are already spreading across borders due to the effects of climate change. The impact of policy implementation or interventions designed to contain the spread of infectious diseases, and studies that could inform future global policy or practical solutions are very much welcome. A full list of participating journals can be found following the link above. Deadline: 31 May 2020.

Collection open for submissions: Environmental justice and policy research

This cross-journal collection calls for papers from a broad range of subject areas that shed light on the contribution that evidence-based research can give to develop better practices and policies towards stronger environmental justice.

Collection open for submissions: Developments in global tobacco and alcohol policy

This cross-journal collection aims to bring together a selection of the latest research and developments surrounding global alcohol and tobacco policy, from a variety of different viewpoints.