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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMaternal HealthMaternal Health ServicesPregnancySri LankaConceptsFirst 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 designThe hidden burden of adolescent pregnancies in rural Sri Lanka; findings of the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort
Agampodi TC, Wickramasinghe ND, Jayakodi HG, Amarasinghe GS, Warnasekara JN, Hettiarachchi AU, Jayasinghe IU, Koralegedara IS, Gunarathne SP, Somasiri DK, Agampodi SB. The hidden burden of adolescent pregnancies in rural Sri Lanka; findings of the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2021, 21: 494. PMID: 34233652, PMCID: PMC8265066, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03977-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression ScaleAdolescent pregnancyPregnancy cohortPregnant womenRural Sri LankaLower body mass indexUtilization of SexualLower hemoglobin levelsBody mass indexPostpartum Depression ScaleReproductive health servicesMental health statusPeriod of gestationHealth care servicesLow education levelMental health effectsResultsBaseline dataBlood investigationsPrimigravida mothersHemoglobin levelsMass indexFirst pregnancyClinical examinationMaternal healthSRH services
2020
The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol
Agampodi TC, Wickramasinghe ND, Prasanna RIR, Irangani MKL, Banda JMS, Jayathilake PMB, Hettiarachchi A, Amarasinghe G, Jayasinghe I, Koralagedara I, Gunarathne SP, Wickramage S, Warnasekara J, Lokunarangoda N, Mendis V, Dissanayaka AK, Premadasa J, Hettigama N, Koralagedara D, Weerasinghe M, Malawanage K, Jayakodi H, Wickramasinghe A, Agampodi SB. The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2020, 20: 374. PMID: 32586287, PMCID: PMC7318435, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03056-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMaternal deathsMental healthSocial determinantsPregnancy cohortObstetric transitionEligible pregnant womenProspective cohort studyMaternal health outcomesMaternal mortality ratePreventable maternal deathsMaternal care programmeChild outcome dataAntenatal depressionCohort studyMiddle-income countriesFirst trimesterNeonatal periodPregnant womenClinical examinationMaternal healthEarly postpartumMaternal cohortStudy protocolMethodsThe study
2019
Suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm in pregnancy as a neglected agenda in maternal health; an experience from rural Sri Lanka
Arachchi NSM, Ganegama R, Husna AWF, Chandima DL, Hettigama N, Premadasa J, Herath J, Ranaweera H, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm in pregnancy as a neglected agenda in maternal health; an experience from rural Sri Lanka. Reproductive Health 2019, 16: 166. PMID: 31729997, PMCID: PMC6858764, DOI: 10.1186/s12978-019-0823-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression ScalePregnant womenSuicidal ideationRural Sri LankaMaternal mental health issuesAdditional pregnant womenTertiary care centerPrevalence of depressionHigher EPDS scoresCross-sectional studyData extraction sheetPostpartum Depression ScaleSelf-administered questionnaireMental health issuesCurrent pregnancyProbable anxietyThird trimesterEPDS scoresMaternal healthPregnancy recordsPregnant mothersSectional studyCare centerPregnancy periodClinical dataDevelopment and validation of the Social Capital Assessment Tool in pregnancy for Maternal Health in Low and middle income countries (LSCAT-MH)
Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB, Glozier N, Lelwala TA, Sirisena KDPS, Siribaddana S. Development and validation of the Social Capital Assessment Tool in pregnancy for Maternal Health in Low and middle income countries (LSCAT-MH). BMJ Open 2019, 9: e027781. PMID: 31289074, PMCID: PMC6629403, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial Capital Assessment ToolSocial capitalEfficiency of societyMiddle-income countriesSocial scientistsNeighborhood cohesionMaternal healthNeighborhood networksSocial organizationSocial contributionSocial participationCognitive validationCapitalInitial systematic reviewNorth Central ProvinceSri LankaMental ill healthPregnant womenCommunityAnuradhapura districtCentral ProvinceResearch gapCountriesMethodological expertsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale