2024
Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082798. PMID: 39477261, PMCID: PMC11529687, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll-health conditionsRural Sri LankaPregnant womenPregnancy cohortFollow-up study of womenFollow-up studyProspective pregnancy cohortRajarata Pregnancy CohortSecondary outcome measuresMonthly household expenditureVaginal bleedingProductivity lossStudy of womenPrimary outcome measurePregnancy follow-upMedical careOutcome measuresHigher absenteeismNausea and vomitingPresenteeismHighest prevalenceAbsenteeismThird trimesterWomenRecommended priorities
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 samplePerceptions on respectful maternity care in Sri Lanka: Study protocol for a mixed-methods study of patients and providers
Patabendige M, Agampodi SB, Jayawardane A, Wickramasooriya DJ, Agampodi TC. Perceptions on respectful maternity care in Sri Lanka: Study protocol for a mixed-methods study of patients and providers. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0250920. PMID: 33951090, PMCID: PMC8099093, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespectful maternity carePostnatal womenMaternity careDescriptive cross-sectional studyCastle Street HospitalDe Soysa HospitalHealthcare providers' perceptionsCross-sectional studyQuality of careWomen's expectationsSelf-administered questionnaireSri Lankan settingMaternal opinionMaternity hospitalStudy protocolDemographic detailsProviders' perceptionsHealthcare providersHealth StatisticsHospitalWomenUnique populationMixed-methods studyCareService provision
2020
Economic Status, Nutrition and Pregnancy Cost; A Vicious Cycle in Pregnancy
Gunarathne S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna R, Agampodi S. Economic Status, Nutrition and Pregnancy Cost; A Vicious Cycle in Pregnancy. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_068. PMCID: PMC7257277, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenNormal mothersPregnancy costsConsecutive pregnant womenTrimester of pregnancyPublic health clinicsLarge cohort studyPublic health problemVicious cycleUnderweight mothersCohort studyUnderweight groupMean agePregnant mothersMaternal nutritionHealth clinicsAnthropometric measurementsHealth problemsNutritional statusEconomic statusPregnancyHousehold incomeWomenMothersSignificant differences
2018
Is Cancer Screening a Priority among Adult Females in Sri Lanka?
Warnasekara Y, Gamakumbura M, Konthota S, LIyanage L, Lakpriya B, Agampodi S. Is Cancer Screening a Priority among Adult Females in Sri Lanka? Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2018, 11: 11-13. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v11i1.7639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScreening servicesCancer screening servicesBreast cancer preventionAssociate professionalsClinic attendanceSecondary preventionCervical carcinomaCancer preventionBreast cancerCancerStudy sampleWomenPreventionOccupational categoriesProfessionalsFemalesHousewivesSample of femalesSri LankaCarcinomaAdult females
2016
Baseline renal function of pregnant women in a geographical region with an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka
Agampodi SB, Wijerathne BT. Baseline renal function of pregnant women in a geographical region with an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka. Nephrology 2016, 21: 794-795. PMID: 26945927, DOI: 10.1111/nep.12760.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Moving Beyond Routine Antenatal Exercises: Incorporating Mindful Movement into Antenatal Care in Sri Lanka
Pattiyakumbura T, Agampodi S, Agampodi T, Katumuluwa S, Rankaduwa N. Moving Beyond Routine Antenatal Exercises: Incorporating Mindful Movement into Antenatal Care in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015, 9: 30. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v9i2supp.7579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenPain/discomfortAntenatal care systemPilot feasibility studyResults Most womenMindful movementSelf-administered questionnaireAntenatal exercisesAntenatal careAntenatal clinicPregnant populationPrenatal yogaPregnant mothersPostnatal periodPhysical activityMost womenGood sleepCare systemWomenMovement trainingPregnancyPossible benefitsMovement seriesStress reductionBeneficial approachA global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study
Souza J, Betran A, Dumont A, de Mucio B, Pickens C, Deneux‐Tharaux C, Ortiz‐Panozo E, Sullivan E, Ota E, Togoobaatar G, Carroli G, Knight H, Zhang J, Cecatti J, Vogel J, Jayaratne K, Leal M, Gissler M, Morisaki N, Lack N, Oladapo O, Tunçalp Ö, Lumbiganon P, Mori R, Quintana S, Passos A, Marcolin A, Zongo A, Blondel B, Hernández B, Hogue C, Prunet C, Landman C, Ochir C, Cuesta C, Pileggi‐Castro C, Walker D, Alves D, Abalos E, Moises E, Vieira E, Duarte G, Perdona G, Gurol‐Urganci I, Takahiko K, Moscovici L, Campodonico L, Oliveira‐Ciabati L, Laopaiboon M, Danansuriya M, Nakamura‐Pereira M, Costa M, Torloni, Kramer, Borges P, Olkhanud P, Pérez‐Cuevas R, Agampodi S, Mittal S, Serruya S, Bataglia V, Li Z, Temmerman M, Gülmezoglu A. A global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 427-436. PMID: 26259689, PMCID: PMC4873961, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaesarean section rateCS rateCross-sectional studyHealth facilitiesSection rateMulticountry cross-sectional studyROC curveGood discriminatory capacityProbability of CSHealth system managersObstetric populationDiagnostic odds ratioMaternal characteristicsHealth insurance companiesObstetric teamOdds ratioSummary estimatesDiscriminatory capacityReference populationUse of CSWomenBirth
2013
Antenatal Depression in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and the Factor Structure of the Sinhalese Version of Edinburgh Post Partum Depression Scale among Pregnant Women
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Antenatal Depression in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and the Factor Structure of the Sinhalese Version of Edinburgh Post Partum Depression Scale among Pregnant Women. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69708. PMID: 23922781, PMCID: PMC3724897, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Post-partum Depression ScalePregnant womenAntenatal depressionSinhalese versionReproductive age groupStudy samplePost-partum depressionMental health problemsSocio-demographic factorsHeart burnGestational agePartum depressionDepression ScaleGlobal burdenDepressive symptomsHealth problemsAge groupsWomenPrevalenceDepressionSri Lankan versionSelf-HarmingStage clusterAnuradhapura districtFactor structure
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