2019
Feasibility of incorporating mindfulness based mental health promotion to the pregnancy care program in Sri Lanka: a pilot study
Agampodi T, Katumuluwa S, Pattiyakumbura T, Rankaduwa N, Dissanayaka T, Agampodi S. Feasibility of incorporating mindfulness based mental health promotion to the pregnancy care program in Sri Lanka: a pilot study. F1000Research 2019, 7: 1850. PMID: 32226605, PMCID: PMC7096187, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17049.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMental HealthMindfulnessPilot ProjectsPregnancyPrenatal CareSri LankaConceptsMaternal mental healthMindfulness-based interventionsAntenatal careMental healthPilot studyPregnancy care programsRoutine antenatal careMental health promotionCultural appropriatenessInterventional studyHealth promotionANC programCare programSemi-structured questionnaireMBI programSense of calmnessMindful movementLack of studiesParticipantsHealthDaily lifeMindfulnessAnger managementStudySri Lanka
2008
Effect of low cost public health staff training on exclusive breastfeeding
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Effect of low cost public health staff training on exclusive breastfeeding. Indian Journal Of Pediatrics 2008, 75: 1115. PMID: 18810343, DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0185-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths exclusive breastfeedingExclusive breastfeedingMother-infant pairsSupportive supervisionIndependent cross-sectional studiesBottle-feeding rateProportion of infantsPublic health midwivesPrimary outcome measureChild welfare clinicsHealth staff trainingPublic health physiciansCross-sectional studyProportion of mothersMethodsA longitudinal studyAnalysis of predictorsPublic health systemLogistic regression modelsEffects of interventionsPublic health infrastructureFormula feedingMedian durationStaff trainingMaternal ageSectional study