Journal of Health Research: Volume 35 Issue 4 , Open Access

COVID-19 – what do we know and how are we dealing with it? A quick online cross-sectional study in India

Ashwani Verma, Dhanshree R Gunjawate, Sanny Bhushan Kumar, CNV Sai Bharath, Rohit Ravi

Coronavirus disease 2019 is a global public health emergency affecting almost the entire world. The exponential spread of the infection has become a matter of concern. The study…

Assessing perceptions of COVID-19 self-protective measures: a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach

Sangeeta Mehrolia, Subburaj Alagarsamy, Jeevananda S

This study aimed to develop scales to assess perceptions of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) self-protective measures (SPMs) and examine the psychometric properties based on…

Knowledge, attitudes and preventive behaviors toward COVID-19: a study among higher education students in Portugal

Regina Ferreira Alves, Catarina Samorinha, José Precioso

The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about COVID-19 among Portuguese higher education students.

Ten commonly asked questions about Covid-19 and lessons learned from Thailand

Pramon Viwattanakulvanid

As the world faces a new health crisis threatening people with the spread of Covid-19, this study aims to summarize the key information of Covid-19 related to disease…

COVID-19: spreading possibilities of human–animal–human and preventive measures

Prasannavenkatesan Theerthagiri, Vamsidhar Yendapalli

This paper reviews the possibilities of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreading from infected humans to pet animals and from pet animals to other animals and humans.

Estimating worldwide costs of premature mortalities caused by COVID-19

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Panagiotis Tsigaris

The purpose of this paper is to provide an estimate of the costs of premature mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus disease 2019: the second wave in Italy

Francesco Chirico, Angelo Sacco, Gabriella Nucera, Nicola Magnavita

This paper describes how Italy addressed the first Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave and analyzes the possible causes of the current second wave.

COVID-19-related online misinformation in Bangladesh

Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman

This paper aims to understand the popular themes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related online misinformation in Bangladesh and to provide some suggestions to abate the…

Impact of the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic on physiotherapy services in Nigeria

Daha Garba Muhammad, Jamila Suleiman Musa

This study aimed to explain the impact of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on physiotherapy services in Nigeria.

Public health and research: an overview

Samlee Plianbangchang

This paper was to describe the overview of public health research.

Reliability and validity of a post-traumatic checklist-5 (PCL-5) among fire and rescue officers in Selangor, Malaysia

Muhammad Naim Mat Salleh, Halim Ismail, Hanizah Mohd Yusoff

This study is to establish the validity and reliability of Malay version of Post-traumatic Check List-5 (MPCL-5) among the fire and rescue officers in the state of Selangor…