2023
Global, regional, and country-level cost of leptospirosis due to loss of productivity in humans
Agampodi S, Gunarathna S, Lee J, Excler J. Global, regional, and country-level cost of leptospirosis due to loss of productivity in humans. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011291. PMID: 37616329, PMCID: PMC10482283, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross domestic productDisability-adjusted life yearsProductivity costsWorld Bank data repositoryLoss of productivityHealth expenditure dataEconomic burden estimatesHigher productivity costsDomestic productExpenditure dataInternational dollarsOverall economic burdenMonetary valueEconomic burdenAsia-Pacific regionIntangible costsLife yearsEconomic costsCost estimatesIncome countriesDiseases of povertyPartial estimatesCostProductivityCountries
2022
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
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 sampleEconomic 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
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
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 sample
2017
Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe ND, Horton J, Darshika I, Galgamuwa KD, Ranasinghe WP, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185883. PMID: 29020101, PMCID: PMC5636104, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean productivity costsMean productivity lossCross-sectional studyIll healthProductivity costsPostpartum illnessProductivity lossLower abdominal painEffective pain managementStudy sampleHigh disease burdenSelf-reported episodesAnuradhapura districtAbdominal painMaternal morbidityPostpartum morbidityPain managementCommon symptomsPostpartum womenPreventable conditionSectional studyDisease burdenInfection preventionSurgical siteMedical officers
2012
Productivity Cost Due to Maternal Ill Health in Sri Lanka
Agampodi S, Agampodi T, Wickramasinghe N, Fernando S, Chathurani U, Adhikari W, Dharshika I, Nugegoda D, Dharmaratne S, Newlands D. Productivity Cost Due to Maternal Ill Health in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42333. PMID: 22879943, PMCID: PMC3411735, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal ill healthIll-health conditionsPregnant womenIll healthProductivity costsHealth conditionsMean productivity costsLoss of productivityLast episodeCross-sectional designPregnancy periodClinic CenterMinor ailmentsSectional designWomenStudy samplePregnancyStage clusterEpisodesHealthProductivity lossDaysMajor impactTotal incapacitationTotal number