2011
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding; validity of retrospective assessment at nine months of age
Agampodi SB, Fernando S, Dharmaratne SD, Agampodi TC. Duration of exclusive breastfeeding; validity of retrospective assessment at nine months of age. BMC Pediatrics 2011, 11: 80. PMID: 21917175, PMCID: PMC3189116, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild health development recordDuration of EBFExclusive breastfeedingRetrospective dataMaternal recallCohort studyEBF durationPregnancy recordsCessation of EBFMethodsA cohort studyMothers' recall dataRetrospective cohort studyProportion of infantsPublic health midwivesMother-infant pairsRecall dataMonths of ageBaseline data collectionStructured questionnaireMedian durationStudy cohortResultsA totalProspective dataSixth monthCase control
2008
Effect of low cost public health staff training on exclusive breastfeeding
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Effect of low cost public health staff training on exclusive breastfeeding. Indian Journal Of Pediatrics 2008, 75: 1115. PMID: 18810343, DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0185-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths exclusive breastfeedingExclusive breastfeedingMother-infant pairsSupportive supervisionIndependent cross-sectional studiesBottle-feeding rateProportion of infantsPublic health midwivesPrimary outcome measureChild welfare clinicsHealth staff trainingPublic health physiciansCross-sectional studyProportion of mothersMethodsA longitudinal studyAnalysis of predictorsPublic health systemLogistic regression modelsEffects of interventionsPublic health infrastructureFormula feedingMedian durationStaff trainingMaternal ageSectional study
2007
Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Piyaseeli UK. Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007, 2: 13. PMID: 17927840, PMCID: PMC2092417, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-2-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeedingSurvival analysisMedical officersField practice areaInfant feeding recommendationsChild welfare clinicsInappropriate feeding practicesCross-sectional studyHealth areaSocio-demographic factorsFormula feedingMedian durationConsecutive infantsBottle feedingWelfare clinicsSixth monthInclusion criteriaBreastfeedingFeeding problemsFeeding practicesFeeding recommendationsBivariate analysisInfantsFourth monthLow levels