2015
The 2013 measles outbreak in Sri Lanka: experience from a rural district and implications for measles elimination goals
Dahanayaka NJ, Pahalagamage S, Ganegama RM, Weerawansa P, Agampodi SB. The 2013 measles outbreak in Sri Lanka: experience from a rural district and implications for measles elimination goals. Infectious Diseases Of Poverty 2015, 4: 51. PMID: 26627462, PMCID: PMC4667465, DOI: 10.1186/s40249-015-0084-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasles elimination goalElimination goalsMeasles immunization schedulePosterior cervical lymphadenopathyCommon clinical featuresIntensive care unitUniversity Medical UnitMonths of ageBasic demographic detailsCervical lymphadenopathyKoplik's spotsMaculopapular rashImmunization statusPrior immunizationVaccine scheduleCare unitClinical featuresImmunization scheduleMeasles vaccineSevere pneumoniaMeasles immunizationProspective studyRespiratory difficultyRubella vaccineEpidemiological profileMassive outbreak of measles in 2013, an experience in Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura
Ganegama R, Arachchi N, Senevirathne S, Karunamuni N, Agampodi S, Dahanayaka N, Prasanna P, Pahalagamage S. Massive outbreak of measles in 2013, an experience in Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015, 9: 41. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v9i2supp.7590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraMeasles outbreakMeasles incidenceClinical-epidemiological profileTypical clinical featuresProgram of immunizationUniversity Medical UnitAge group 12Months of ageICU careKoplik's spotsDose vaccineImmunization statusPrior immunizationClinical featuresImmunization scheduleMeasles vaccineSevere pneumoniaMeasles immunizationProspective studyRespiratory difficultyMeasles patientsSingle doseClinical studiesEpidemiology Unit
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