2015
Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol
Madsen LB, Eddleston M, Hansen KS, Pearson M, Agampodi S, Jayamanne S, Konradsen F. Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e007333. PMID: 25724984, PMCID: PMC4346671, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisSafe storage interventionHealth outcomesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMain outcome measuresSri Lankan districtCost-effectiveness ratioHealth outcome improvementsStorage interventionPresent studyStudy protocolClinical trialsOutcome measuresCluster trialOutcome improvementEthical approvalPeer-reviewed publicationsRespective interventionsDeliberate ingestionStudy designPotential interventionsDiscounting of costsUniversity of Peradeniya
2013
Minor Ailments in Pregnancy Are Not a Minor Concern for Pregnant Women: A Morbidity Assessment Survey in Rural Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Wickramasinghe ND, Horton J, Agampodi TC. Minor Ailments in Pregnancy Are Not a Minor Concern for Pregnant Women: A Morbidity Assessment Survey in Rural Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64214. PMID: 23675528, PMCID: PMC3651131, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenQuality maternal health careAcute maternal illnessHeartburn/regurgitationCause of hospitalizationFrequency of hospitalizationMain outcome measuresMaternal health careHealth promotion strategiesCross-sectional studyGlobal public health agendaIll-health conditionsPublic health agendaTwo-stage clusterAnuradhapura districtMaternal illnessMaternal morbidityAcute illnessSecondary outcomesGestational ageCommon symptomsTotal admissionsMaternal mortalitySectional studyPregnancy period