2024
Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082798. PMID: 39477261, PMCID: PMC11529687, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll-health conditionsRural Sri LankaPregnant womenPregnancy cohortFollow-up study of womenFollow-up studyProspective pregnancy cohortRajarata Pregnancy CohortSecondary outcome measuresMonthly household expenditureVaginal bleedingProductivity lossStudy of womenPrimary outcome measurePregnancy follow-upMedical careOutcome measuresHigher absenteeismNausea and vomitingPresenteeismHighest prevalenceAbsenteeismThird trimesterWomenRecommended priorities
2023
Population health outcomes in South Korea 1990–2019, and projections up to 2040: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Collaborators G, Park S, Kim M, Yon D, Lee S, Ward J, McLaughlin S, Mehlman M, Koyanagi A, Smith L, Jacob L, Agampodi S, Beiranvand M, Choi D, Hong S, Hosseinzadeh M, Kim C, Kim G, Kim J, Kim K, Kim S, Lee D, Lee H, Lee S, Lee Y, Mokdad A, Murray C, Okekunle A, Park E, Rabiee N, Shin Y, Hay S, Shin J. Population health outcomes in South Korea 1990–2019, and projections up to 2040: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Public Health 2023, 8: e639-e650. PMID: 37516480, PMCID: PMC10400799, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00122-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost of IllnessFemaleGlobal Burden of DiseaseHumansLife ExpectancyMalePopulation HealthRisk FactorsConceptsNon-communicable diseasesDisease Study 2019Disease burdenPopulation health outcomesYears of lifeGlobal burdenHealth outcomesHigher systolic blood pressureAge-standardised DALYsSystolic blood pressureCause-specific mortalityAge-standardised ratesCause of deathUniversal health coverage systemSouth Korean populationHealth care policyRatio of maleBlood pressureRisk factorsTobacco useKorean populationMedical expendituresMelinda Gates FoundationMortalityHigher number
2021
Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study
Warnasekara J, Aberathna P, Nanayakkara G, Vinetz J, Agampodi S. Improving the leptospirosis disease burden assessment by including ambulatory patients from outpatient departments: a cross-sectional study. F1000Research 2021, 9: 1129. PMID: 34123371, PMCID: PMC8145224, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26202.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient departmentOPD patientsAmbulatory patientsDisease burdenPrimary care centersProvincial General HospitalCases of leptospirosisCross-sectional studyDisease burden assessmentMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health implicationsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOPD settingRegional Public HospitalOPD visitsLeptospirosis patientsFever patientsPatient numbersHospital inpatientsPolymerase chain reactionCare centerGeneral HospitalBurden assessmentPatientsSame period
2018
Early renal damage among children living in the region of highest burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe GS, Naotunna PGCR, Jayasumana CS, Siribaddana SH. Early renal damage among children living in the region of highest burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. BMC Nephrology 2018, 19: 115. PMID: 29769043, PMCID: PMC5956963, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-018-0911-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansKidneyMaleRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSri LankaConceptsEarly renal damageMean eGFRRenal damageKidney diseaseChronic diseasesEndemic regionsRandom spot urine sampleBackgroundChronic kidney diseaseElevated urine albuminChronic kidney diseaseGlomerular filtration rateChronic interstitial nephritisSpot urine samplesCKDu endemic regionsHigh endemic regionsGroup of ageCKDu endemic areasElevated UACRNormal UACRKidney injuryUrine albuminCreatinine ratioInterstitial nephritisSchwartz formulaUnknown etiology
2017
Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe ND, Horton J, Darshika I, Galgamuwa KD, Ranasinghe WP, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185883. PMID: 29020101, PMCID: PMC5636104, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEfficiencyFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodYoung AdultConceptsMean productivity costsMean productivity lossCross-sectional studyIll healthProductivity costsPostpartum illnessProductivity lossLower abdominal painEffective pain managementStudy sampleHigh disease burdenSelf-reported episodesAnuradhapura districtAbdominal painMaternal morbidityPostpartum morbidityPain managementCommon symptomsPostpartum womenPreventable conditionSectional studyDisease burdenInfection preventionSurgical siteMedical officers
2012
Productivity Cost Due to Maternal Ill Health in Sri Lanka
Agampodi S, Agampodi T, Wickramasinghe N, Fernando S, Chathurani U, Adhikari W, Dharshika I, Nugegoda D, Dharmaratne S, Newlands D. Productivity Cost Due to Maternal Ill Health in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42333. PMID: 22879943, PMCID: PMC3411735, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost of IllnessEfficiencyFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansMaternal WelfarePregnancySri LankaConceptsMaternal ill healthIll-health conditionsPregnant womenIll healthProductivity costsHealth conditionsMean productivity costsLoss of productivityLast episodeCross-sectional designPregnancy periodClinic CenterMinor ailmentsSectional designWomenStudy samplePregnancyStage clusterEpisodesHealthProductivity lossDaysMajor impactTotal incapacitationTotal number