2022
Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Weerasinghe M, Pearson M, Turner N, Metcalfe C, Gunnell DJ, Agampodi S, Hawton K, Agampodi T, Miller M, Jayamanne S, Parker S, Sumith JA, Karunarathne A, Dissanayaka K, Rajapaksha S, Rodrigo D, Abeysinghe D, Piyasena C, Kanapathy R, Thedchanamoorthy S, Madsen LB, Konradsen F, Eddleston M. Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054061. PMID: 35379621, PMCID: PMC8981379, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-poisoning casesStepped-wedge clusterGatekeeper interventionStudy protocolOriginal study protocolMedical Research Ethics CommitteeScientific peer-reviewed journalsSurveillance of hospitalEthical review committeePeer-reviewed journalsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeResearch Ethics CommitteePost-training periodsOutcome measuresHigh riskFaculty of MedicineGatekeeper trainingRural Sri LankaRandom orderEthics CommitteeIntervention effectivenessReview CommitteeInterventionCOVID-19
2020
Descriptive analysis of transfer forms in a paediatric unit at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura
Ranasinghe J, Chandradasa D, Hettiarachchi K, Thilakarathne R, Agampodi S. Descriptive analysis of transfer forms in a paediatric unit at Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura. Journal Of The Postgraduate Institute Of Medicine 2020, 7: 108. DOI: 10.4038/jpgim.8246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsTract infectionsTeaching hospitalDay oneHealth care institutionsLocal hospitalImmediate interventionHalf of patientsDay of admissionSimple febrile convulsionsCare institutionsRetrospective data analysisEthics Review CommitteeHours of transferHospital stayPediatric patientsTransfer patientsFebrile convulsionsIntensive carePediatric unitSix-month periodDivisional hospitalsFaculty of MedicineConclusionsThe majority
2015
Risk factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for self-poisoning: a protocol for a population-based case–control study
Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Gunnell D, Hawton K, Jayamanne S, Pabasara C, Jayathilaka T, Dissanayaka K, Rajapaksha S, Thilakarathna P, Agampodi S. Risk factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for self-poisoning: a protocol for a population-based case–control study. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e007822. PMID: 25995242, PMCID: PMC4442210, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestSuicidal Intent ScaleRisk factorsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyBeck's Suicidal Intent ScaleDisorders Identification TestLogistic regression modelsEthical review committeeFaculty of MedicineEthical approvalMethod of suicideSemistructured questionnaireIntent ScaleReview CommitteeScientific peer-reviewed articlesCharacteristics of individualsIntervention strategiesIdentification TestPeer-reviewed articlesRajarata UniversityAllied Sciences
2014
Validity of a commercially available IgM ELISA test for diagnosing acute leptospirosis in high endemic districts of Sri Lanka
Agampodi S, Thevanesam V, Senaratne T. Validity of a commercially available IgM ELISA test for diagnosing acute leptospirosis in high endemic districts of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2014, 4: 83. DOI: 10.4038/sljid.v4i2.6952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIgM ELISADiagnosis of leptospirosisConvalescent samplesImmunoglobulin M enzymeDays of illnessComparison groupCases of leptospirosisIgM ELISA kitResultsThe study sampleDepartment of MicrobiologyCare diagnostic testsFebrile patientsAcute leptospirosisFever patientsAcute samplesFaculty of MedicineHuman leptospirosisDay 14Disease confirmationELISA kitLeptospirosisPatientsDiagnostic testsImmunosorbent assayStudy sampleExpected qualities of a lecturer: perceptions of medical students in a remote setting
Agampodi T, Thalagala E, Perera S, Chandrarathna S, Agampodi S, Siribaddana S. Expected qualities of a lecturer: perceptions of medical students in a remote setting. South-East Asian Journal Of Medical Education 2014, 8: 31-39. DOI: 10.4038/seajme.v8i1.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical studentsMedical students' perceptionsNew medical schoolLimited educational resourcesOpen-ended questionFaculty of MedicineQuality studentsStudents' perceptionsLecture preparationLecture deliveryEducational resourcesMedical educationMedical schoolsContent organizationLecture hallLecturersStudentsReal-life perceptionMedical FacultyFacultyRajarata UniversityScarce human resourcesThematic analysisLanguage barriersAllied Sciences