2023
Cohort Profile: The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo)
Agampodi S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T. Cohort Profile: The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo). Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 31. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i1.7757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal morbidityFirst trimesterPregnancy cohortPregnant womenFirst antenatal clinic visitEarly pregnancy miscarriageFatty liver gradePregnancy care programsFatty liver indexGestational age neonatesAntenatal clinic visitPregnancy outcome dataAnemic pregnant womenSignificant risk factorsComprehensive mental healthBaseline data collectionGestational diabetesAge neonatesClinic visitsCohort womenMetabolic syndromeMetabolic derangementsEarly pregnancyEntire cohortLiver index
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 design
2015
Are pregnant mothers satisfied with the quality of care provided by government antenatal clinics? Rural Sri Lankan experience
Karunaratne A, Dissanayake L, Bandara P, Dissanayake Y, Agampodi S. Are pregnant mothers satisfied with the quality of care provided by government antenatal clinics? Rural Sri Lankan experience. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015, 9: 11. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v9i2supp.7560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGovernment antenatal clinicQuality of careAntenatal careAntenatal clinicPregnant womenPrevious clinic visitsLow maternal mortality rateMaternal mortality rateDomains of careLow monthly incomeInadequate toilet facilitiesHealth care deliveryClinic visitsLower socio-economical classMean agePregnant mothersConclusions ImprovementHome visitsMortality rateMaternal healthcare deliveryMaternal perceptionMedical careCare deliveryUrban-rural differencesStandard questionnaire