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The International Journal of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and AIDS (IJMA) is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, global health, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, methodology articles, field studies or field reports, policy papers, and commentaries in all areas of maternal and child health (MCH) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

IJMA is the only open-access journal that focuses on the social determinants of health and disease and disparities in communicable, non-communicable diseases burden affecting the MCH and HIV/AIDS populations including infants, children, women, men/fathers, and families across the life span.

IJMA provides a global forum for the rapid review and publication of papers that advance the science, policy and practice of MCH, pediatrics, child health, women's health, and further interdisciplinary knowledge of prevention, management and care of HIV/AIDS in different populations. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of work on those at risk of, infected and affected by HIV/AIDS including infants, children, adolescents, women, fathers, families, and communities. 

Diseases or health care issues impacting populations in the developing world are currently under-documented and underreported in existing western-based, peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the above-stated goals, IJMA will address this gap by helping the documentation and dissemination of MCH and HIV/AIDS research, policy and practice from low and middle-income countries.  

Scope and Areas of Coverage

IJMA's scope includes, but is not limited to, the following global MCH and HIV/AIDS issues:

  • Maternal (women/mothers) and child (infants, adolescents, youths) health (MCH) epidemiology, care, and practice,
  • HIV/AIDS epidemiology, research, care and practice,
  • Clinical trials and protocols in MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Health care and services for MCH and HIV/AIDS populations,
  • Life expectancy, cause-specific mortality, and human development,
  • Maternal, infant, neonatal, child, adolescent, and youth morbidity and mortality,
  • Childhood and adolescent obesity and sedentary behaviors,
  • Smoking, alcohol, substance-use, violence and injury prevention,
  • Mental health in MCH and HIV/AIDS populations,
  • Social, behavioral, and biological determinants of MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Health and well-being based on gender, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, social class, education, income, disability status, etc.,
  • Region and/or country specific studies using different methodologies,
  • Family health and wellness along the lifespan,
  • Human sexuality and human development,
  • Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs),
  • Technological innovations in MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Cross-national research on MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Resilience among MCH populations and those impacted by HIV/AIDS,
  • Linkages between research results and national public policy,
  • Applications of surveillance, trend, and multilevel methods, and use of novel approaches in both quantitative and qualitative research studies.

The International Journal of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and AIDS (IJMA) is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, global health, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, methodology articles, field studies or field reports, policy papers, and commentaries in all areas of maternal and child health (MCH) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

IJMA is the only open-access journal that focuses on the social determinants of health and disease and disparities in communicable, non-communicable diseases burden affecting the MCH and HIV/AIDS populations including infants, children, women, men/fathers, and families across the life span.

IJMA provides a global forum for the rapid review and publication of papers that advance the science, policy and practice of MCH, pediatrics, child health, women's health, and further interdisciplinary knowledge of prevention, management and care of HIV/AIDS in different populations. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of work on those at risk of, infected and affected by HIV/AIDS including infants, children, adolescents, women, fathers, families, and communities.

Diseases or health care issues impacting populations in the developing world are currently under-documented and underreported in existing western-based, peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the above-stated goals, IJMA will address this gap by helping the documentation and dissemination of MCH and HIV/AIDS research, policy and practice from low and middle-income countries.

Scope and Areas of Coverage

IJMA's scope includes, but is not limited to, the following global MCH and HIV/AIDS issues:

  • Maternal (women/mothers) and child (infants, adolescents, youths) health (MCH) epidemiology, care, and practice,
  • HIV/AIDS epidemiology, research, care and practice,
  • Clinical trials and protocols in MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Health care and services for MCH and HIV/AIDS populations,
  • Life expectancy, cause-specific mortality, and human development,
  • Maternal, infant, neonatal, child, adolescent, and youth morbidity and mortality,
  • Childhood and adolescent obesity and sedentary behaviors,
  • Smoking, alcohol, substance-use, violence and injury prevention,
  • Mental health in MCH and HIV/AIDS populations,
  • Social, behavioral, and biological determinants of MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Health and well-being based on gender, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, social class, education, income, disability status, etc.,
  • Region and/or country specific studies using different methodologies,
  • Family health and wellness along the lifespan,
  • Human sexuality and human development,
  • Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs),
  • Technological innovations in MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Cross-national research on MCH and HIV/AIDS,
  • Resilience among MCH populations and those impacted by HIV/AIDS,
  • Linkages between research results and national public policy,
  • Applications of surveillance, trend, and multilevel methods, and use of novel approaches in both quantitative and qualitative research studies.

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