2023
Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Antenatal Care Amid Free Health Care Provision: Evidence From a Large Pregnancy Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Antenatal Care Amid Free Health Care Provision: Evidence From a Large Pregnancy Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka. Global Health Science And Practice 2023, 11: e2200410. PMID: 37903576, PMCID: PMC10615247, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansPregnancyPrenatal CareSri LankaConceptsMean OOP expenditureAntenatal careLarge pregnancy cohortPrivate health facilitiesPregnant womenHealth facilitiesOOP expenditureMaternal morbidityIndependent predictorsPrevious pregnancyPregnancy cohortHealth service utilizationInterviewer-administered questionnaireSignificant independent predictorsGovernment health facilitiesGovernment health servicesCare modeLaboratory investigationsHealth care usersSelf-administered questionnaireSri Lankan settingMonthly household incomeHealth care provisionANC visitsThird trimester
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost of IllnessEfficiencyFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansMaternal WelfarePregnancySri LankaConceptsMaternal 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