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
2021
The need for standard definitions in global data comparison: lessons from studying the prevalence of anaemia during pregnancy in Sri Lanka
Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Mendis V, Agampodi SB. The need for standard definitions in global data comparison: lessons from studying the prevalence of anaemia during pregnancy in Sri Lanka. BMJ Global Health 2021, 6: e005737. PMID: 33947709, PMCID: PMC8098957, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005737.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Nutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards
Naotunna NP, Dayarathna M, Maheshi H, Amarasinghe GS, Kithmini VS, Rathnayaka M, Premachandra L, Premarathna N, Rajasinghe PC, Wijewardana G, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Nutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 57. PMID: 28068960, PMCID: PMC5223320, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-4001-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth Central ProvinceNutritional statusPrevalence of anemiaPrevalence of underweightMean hemoglobin concentrationPeripheral blood filmAge z-scorePublic health challengeSchool childrenPre-adolescent childrenBackgroundNutritional statusModerate anemiaSectional studySevere thinnessAnthropometric measurementsMulti-stage clusterPrevalence estimatesConclusionThis studyHemoglobin concentrationRural Sri LankaBlood filmsZ-scoreHealth challengesIron deficiencyPrimary school children
2012
Anaemia in pregnancy in the district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka – need for updating prevalence data and screening strategies
Chathurani U, Dharshika I, Galgamuwa D, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Anaemia in pregnancy in the district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka – need for updating prevalence data and screening strategies. Ceylon Medical Journal 2012, 57: 101-6. PMID: 23086024, DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v57i3.4148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of anemiaMean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationMean corpuscular volumePregnant womenMean corpuscular hemoglobinDistrict of AnuradhapuraHemoglobin concentrationAnemic pregnant womenMedian hemoglobin concentrationCorpuscular hemoglobin concentrationAnuradhapura districtHaemoglobin Colour ScaleAntenatal clinicSerum hemoglobinGestational ageThird trimesterAnemia prevalenceMethemoglobin methodClinical examinationStudy populationAnemiaCorpuscular volumePregnancyPrevalence dataCorpuscular hemoglobin