2022
The magnitude of out‐of‐pocket expenditure for antenatal care in low and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. The magnitude of out‐of‐pocket expenditure for antenatal care in low and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2022, 38: 179-203. PMID: 36129403, DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3578.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
A self‐applied valid scale for rapid tracking of household food insecurity among pregnant women in Sri Lanka
Agampodi TC, Hromi‐Fiedler A, Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe GS, Wickramasinghe ND, Jayasinghe IU, Hettiarachchi AU, Perez‐Escamilla R. A self‐applied valid scale for rapid tracking of household food insecurity among pregnant women in Sri Lanka. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2021, 17: e13165. PMID: 33733618, PMCID: PMC8189217, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressConcurrent validityModel-fitting analysesItem severity scoresGood model fitCognitive testingAdult versionParameter logistic modelPregnant womenPsychometric propertiesSecurity ScaleValid scaleCaribbean Food Security ScalePsychometric validationCOVID-19 pandemicModel fitDistressSTATA version 14Item 8Valid toolPregnancy cohortSeverity scoreSpecial clinicFood Security ScaleHousehold food insecurity
2020
Cytokine response in human leptospirosis with different clinical outcomes: a systematic review
Senavirathna I, Rathish D, Agampodi S. Cytokine response in human leptospirosis with different clinical outcomes: a systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 268. PMID: 32264832, PMCID: PMC7137275, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-04986-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent clinical outcomesCross-sectional studyCytokine responsesIL-10Clinical outcomesSystematic reviewDisease severityHealth Quality Assessment ToolComparative cross-sectional studyTNF-α levelsMethodsA systematic reviewMeasurement of cytokinesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayMicroscopic agglutination testPublic health professionalsQuality assessment toolMild leptospirosisCytokine stormElevated cytokinesObservational cohortLeptospirosis patientsProspective studyIL-1βIL-6IL-8