2023
Determinants of birthweight in rural Sri Lanka; a cohort study
Banda P, Amarasinghe G, Agampodi S. Determinants of birthweight in rural Sri Lanka; a cohort study. BMC Pediatrics 2023, 23: 40. PMID: 36690991, PMCID: PMC9869565, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03830-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant cohortPregnant womenCohort studyPreterm birthPsychosocial wellbeingThird trimester pregnant womenPerinatal health issuesProspective cohort studySocioeconomic statusPrimary care levelMaternal care servicesAntenatal care programsHusband's education levelSelf-completed questionnaireMiddle-income settingsEducation levelHierarchical logistic regressionPregnancy registrationHypertensive disordersMaternal BMISingleton pregnanciesThird trimesterBaby's sexChronic diabetesPerinatal health
2022
The geo-spatial perspective of biological, social and environmental determinants of early pregnancy anaemia in rural Sri Lanka: Need for context-specific approaches on prevention
Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Mendis V, Agampodi S. The geo-spatial perspective of biological, social and environmental determinants of early pregnancy anaemia in rural Sri Lanka: Need for context-specific approaches on prevention. Geospatial Health 2022, 17 PMID: 36468596, DOI: 10.4081/gh.2022.1110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of anemiaEarly pregnancyPregnant womenRisk factorsFirst trimester pregnant womenHigher anemia prevalenceAntenatal care programsEnvironmental risk factorsHeterogeneous risk factorsMaternal anemiaPregnancy anemiaPregnancy cohortAnemia prevalenceDietary patternsHigh prevalenceAnemiaCare programRural Sri LankaPrevalenceSocioeconomic disparitiesPregnancyHealth DivisionEthnic distributionSignificant differencesAnuradhapura district