2024
Investigating disease awareness of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka to inform public health services: a cross-sectional study
Gunasekara S, Agampodi T, Weerasinghe M, Fernando M, Price H, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi S. Investigating disease awareness of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka to inform public health services: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e088714. PMID: 39581720, PMCID: PMC11590865, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary outcome measuresAnuradhapura districtOutcome measuresProbability sample of householdsTreatment centresMultistage cluster samplingPublic health interventionsPublic health servicesCross-sectional studyData collection periodExpert consensus approachPrimary disease characteristicsRural Sri LankaPrimary outcome measureSample of householdsHealth interventionsLow disease awarenessHealth servicesPerceived susceptibilityEvidence-basedCommunity awarenessDisease awarenessDivisional Secretariat areaCluster samplingProbability sample
2023
Common dermatological complaints and their psychosocial impact: a descriptive cross-sectional study among undergraduates of an outstation university of Sri Lanka.
Abeyrathna P, Nadeesha T, Malika N, Wijerathna N, Agampodi S. Common dermatological complaints and their psychosocial impact: a descriptive cross-sectional study among undergraduates of an outstation university of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 20-24. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i2.7730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDescriptive cross-sectional studyCommon dermatological complaintsCross-sectional studyDermatological conditionsDermatological complaintsSelf-reported acneSelf-administered questionnairePsycho-social effectsHigh prevalenceSelf-reported distressHealth interventionsDermatological problemsPsychosocial impactPsychological stressYoung populationPrevalenceComplaintsRajarata UniversityReported conditionDistressParticipantsMalesSimple random samplingFemalesUniversity periodPeriod poverty in rural Sri Lanka; Understanding menstruation hygiene and related health issues to empower women.
Hettiarachchi A, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Period poverty in rural Sri Lanka; Understanding menstruation hygiene and related health issues to empower women. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 25-28. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i2.7759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood lossManagement of menstruationComprehensive reproductive health educationMenstrual blood lossCross-sectional studyFinancial burdenHealth-seeking behaviourHygiene productsReproductive health educationMenstrual hygiene productsMoor ethnicityMenstrual historyPregnant womenRelated health issuesMenstrual issuesMenstruation hygieneMOH areaHealth educationRural Sri LankaMedical careLower educationHealth issuesChallenges of Continuation of Exclusive Breast Feeding up to 6 Months in a Setting with High Exclusive Breast Feeding Rates Reported. Experience from Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
Ranasinghe J, Madushika D, Abeysundara S, Agampodi S. Challenges of Continuation of Exclusive Breast Feeding up to 6 Months in a Setting with High Exclusive Breast Feeding Rates Reported. Experience from Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2023, 27: 1996-2001. PMID: 37270754, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03724-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeedingNon-exclusive breastfeedingExclusive breast feeding ratesPublic Health Midwife areasDescriptive cross-sectional studyEarly cessationResultsThe mean ageBreast feeding ratesCross-sectional studyWorld Breastfeeding Trends InitiativeExclusive breastSingle centerMean ageMaternal ageChildren 1Risk factorsOdds ratioBreastfeedingMonthsMedical officersUnemployed mothersHealth areaSignificant predictorsBirth orderMothersImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation and household economy of pregnant and postpartum women: a cross-sectional study from rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation and household economy of pregnant and postpartum women: a cross-sectional study from rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e070214. PMID: 37247958, PMCID: PMC10230333, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent economic crisisHousehold economyFree public health servicesFinancial assistanceNon-parametric analysisEconomic crisisEconomic dataMonthly household incomeSri LankaHealth service utilisationHousehold incomeEconomic componentCOVID-19 pandemicEconomyPovertyIncomeService utilisationRural Sri LankaPostpartum womenCross-sectional studyPregnant womenAnuradhapura districtPublic health servicesLankaHealthcare utilisation
2022
Help-seeking intention for depression and suicidal ideation during pregnancy and postpartum in rural Sri Lanka, a cross-sectional study
Amarasinghe GS, Agampodi SB. Help-seeking intention for depression and suicidal ideation during pregnancy and postpartum in rural Sri Lanka, a cross-sectional study. Rural And Remote Health 2022, 22: 7273. PMID: 36059212, DOI: 10.22605/rrh7273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of depressionPublic health midwivesCross-sectional studyPregnant womenSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsRural Sri LankaMental illnessHelp-seeking patternsHelp-seeking intentionsCommon mental illnessResource-constrained settingsMental health professionalsMaternal morbidityAntenatal clinicCurrent pregnancyMaternal deathsNumerous morbiditiesPeripartum depressionPostpartum mothersPostpartum periodMaternal depressionVignette-based questionnaireRisk populationsHealth professionalsQuality of life among community-dwelling older adults: evidence from a large population-based study in rural Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe ND, Ratnayake HE, Perera RA, Agampodi SB. Quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: evidence from a large population-based study in rural Sri Lanka. Quality Of Life Research 2022, 32: 93-103. PMID: 35964270, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03230-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-dwelling older adultsQuality of lifeRural Sri LankaOlder adultsMultivariable binary logistic regression modelSignificant associationMethodsThis cross-sectional studyLarge population-based studyPopulation-based studyCross-sectional studyCommunity-based interventionsLevel of QoLLow educational levelSelf-reported healthLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelAged 70Mean ageBetter QOLChronic diseasesChronic illnessLower mean scoresQOL domainsQoLAdultsNon-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Pregnant Women With Metabolic Syndrome: Should Nutritional Intervention Be a Priority? A Cross Sectional Study in Rural Sri Lanka
Koralegedara I, Warnasekara J, Jayasinghe I, Agampodi T, Agampodi S, Dayaratne K. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Pregnant Women With Metabolic Syndrome: Should Nutritional Intervention Be a Priority? A Cross Sectional Study in Rural Sri Lanka. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 680. PMCID: PMC9194234, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseProportion of NAFLDFatty liver diseaseMetS groupMetabolic syndromeNutritional interventionPregnant mothersAminotransferase levelsLiver diseaseAlcoholic fatty liver diseaseGamma-glutamyl transferase levelsCross-sectional comparative studyNon-MetS participantsAdverse pregnancy outcomesAlanine aminotransferase levelsInternational Diabetes FederationDetailed clinical examinationAspartate aminotransferase levelsAmerican Heart AssociationCross-sectional studyGlutamyl transferase levelsTime of recruitmentWorld Health OrganizationAnuradhapura districtMean domeCross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol.
Amarasinghe G, Mendis V, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Cross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 223. PMID: 35528960, PMCID: PMC9039368, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.28226.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrong public health systemCross-sectional studyPregnant womenFirst trimesterSignificant global health problemEtiology of anemiaInterviewer-administered questionnaireComplete blood countGlobal health problemPublic health systemAnuradhapura districtDietary questionnaireFetal outcomesMaternal anemiaAntenatal careAnemia controlBlood countSectional studyAnemia casesAnemiaHealth problemsPregnancySimilar etiologyField clinicsEtiologyEconomic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 700. PMID: 35528955, PMCID: PMC9046902, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sampleTemporal Variation and Factors Associated with Allergic Rhinitis in a Cohort of Rural Preschool Children from Sri Lanka
Rajapakse S, Amarasiri L, Yasaratne D, Warnasekara J, Agampodi S. Temporal Variation and Factors Associated with Allergic Rhinitis in a Cohort of Rural Preschool Children from Sri Lanka. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2022, 68: fmac017. PMID: 35188209, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmac017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic rhinitisNasal symptomsSymptom exacerbationPopulation-based cross-sectional studyCommon chronic childhood diseaseChronic childhood diseaseCross-sectional studyLow diagnosis rateSignificant healthcare costsRural preschool childrenPreschool childrenSevere asthmaEye symptomsMean ageChildhood questionnaireRhinitisChildhood diseasesDaily livingHealthcare costsResponse rateRural Sri LankaDiagnosis rateExacerbationLow monthly temperatureSymptomsEconomic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 700. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sample
2021
How costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka - a country with free maternal health care
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. How costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka - a country with free maternal health care. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 974. PMID: 34530827, PMCID: PMC8444532, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07005-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst prenatal clinic visitPrenatal clinic visitMaternal health servicesClinic visitsPregnant womenHealth servicesRural Sri LankaPocket expenditureFree maternal health careDirect medical costsMaternal health careNumber of pregnanciesCross-sectional studyFree maternal healthcareFree maternal servicesMethodsThe study designPrivate health servicesAnuradhapura districtMaternal healthcareMaternal servicesMicronutrient supplementsMedical costsBackgroundThis studyStudy settingStudy designEconomic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2021, 10: 700. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sampleEpidemiology of wheeze among preschool children: a population-based cross-sectional study from rural Sri Lanka
Mudiyanselage S, Amarasiri WADL, Yasaratne BMGD, Warnasekara J, Agampodi S. Epidemiology of wheeze among preschool children: a population-based cross-sectional study from rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e046688. PMID: 34233982, PMCID: PMC8264903, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorCross-sectional studySevere wheezeAllergic rhinitisPassive smokingRisk factorsFrequent consumptionPopulation-based cross-sectional studyRural Sri LankaPreschool childrenPrevalence of wheezeWheezing attacksFrequent symptomsSevere wheezingMean ageYear old childrenChildhood questionnaireSevere episodesWheezeFemale childrenProtective factorsOlder childrenStudy sampleSize samplingAsthmaticsCross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol
Amarasinghe G, Mendis V, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Cross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol. F1000Research 2021, 10: 223. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.28226.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrong public health systemCross-sectional studyPregnant womenFirst trimesterSignificant global health problemEtiology of anemiaInterviewer-administered questionnaireComplete blood countGlobal health problemPublic health systemAnuradhapura districtDietary questionnaireFetal outcomesMaternal anemiaAntenatal careAnemia controlBlood countSectional studyAnemia casesAnemiaHealth problemsPregnancySimilar etiologyField clinicsEtiologyImproving 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 periodPerceptions on respectful maternity care in Sri Lanka: Study protocol for a mixed-methods study of patients and providers
Patabendige M, Agampodi SB, Jayawardane A, Wickramasooriya DJ, Agampodi TC. Perceptions on respectful maternity care in Sri Lanka: Study protocol for a mixed-methods study of patients and providers. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0250920. PMID: 33951090, PMCID: PMC8099093, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespectful maternity carePostnatal womenMaternity careDescriptive cross-sectional studyCastle Street HospitalDe Soysa HospitalHealthcare providers' perceptionsCross-sectional studyQuality of careWomen's expectationsSelf-administered questionnaireSri Lankan settingMaternal opinionMaternity hospitalStudy protocolDemographic detailsProviders' perceptionsHealthcare providersHealth StatisticsHospitalWomenUnique populationMixed-methods studyCareService provisionMeasuring Responsive Feeding in Sri Lanka: Development of the Responsive Feeding Practices Assessment Tool
Pallewaththa P, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB, Pérez-Escamilla R, Siribaddana S. Measuring Responsive Feeding in Sri Lanka: Development of the Responsive Feeding Practices Assessment Tool. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2021, 53: 489-502. PMID: 33775569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2021.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
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 2020, 9: 1129. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.26202.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient departmentDisease burden assessmentOPD patientsAmbulatory patientsBurden assessmentPrimary care centersProvincial General HospitalCases of leptospirosisCross-sectional studyPrevalence of leptospirosisMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health implicationsDisease burden estimationQuantitative polymerase chain reactionOPD settingRegional Public HospitalOPD visitsTreatable diagnosisLeptospirosis patientsFever patientsPatient numbersHospital inpatientsDisease burdenPolymerase chain reactionCare center