2023
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation and household economy of pregnant and postpartum women: a cross-sectional study from rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation and household economy of pregnant and postpartum women: a cross-sectional study from rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e070214. PMID: 37247958, PMCID: PMC10230333, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth ServicesHumansMalePandemicsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnant WomenSri LankaConceptsCurrent economic crisisHousehold economyFree public health servicesFinancial assistanceNon-parametric analysisEconomic crisisEconomic dataMonthly household incomeSri LankaHealth service utilisationHousehold incomeEconomic componentCOVID-19 pandemicEconomyPovertyIncomeService utilisationRural Sri LankaPostpartum womenCross-sectional studyPregnant womenAnuradhapura districtPublic health servicesLankaHealthcare utilisation
2022
Help-seeking intention for depression and suicidal ideation during pregnancy and postpartum in rural Sri Lanka, a cross-sectional study
Amarasinghe GS, Agampodi SB. Help-seeking intention for depression and suicidal ideation during pregnancy and postpartum in rural Sri Lanka, a cross-sectional study. Rural And Remote Health 2022, 22: 7273. PMID: 36059212, DOI: 10.22605/rrh7273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansIntentionPostpartum PeriodPregnancyRural PopulationSri LankaSuicidal IdeationSuicideConceptsSymptoms of depressionPublic health midwivesCross-sectional studyPregnant womenSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsRural Sri LankaMental illnessHelp-seeking patternsHelp-seeking intentionsCommon mental illnessResource-constrained settingsMental health professionalsMaternal morbidityAntenatal clinicCurrent pregnancyMaternal deathsNumerous morbiditiesPeripartum depressionPostpartum mothersPostpartum periodMaternal depressionVignette-based questionnaireRisk populationsHealth professionals
2017
Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe ND, Horton J, Darshika I, Galgamuwa KD, Ranasinghe WP, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Productivity cost due to postpartum ill health: A cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185883. PMID: 29020101, PMCID: PMC5636104, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEfficiencyFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodYoung AdultConceptsMean productivity costsMean productivity lossCross-sectional studyIll healthProductivity costsPostpartum illnessProductivity lossLower abdominal painEffective pain managementStudy sampleHigh disease burdenSelf-reported episodesAnuradhapura districtAbdominal painMaternal morbidityPostpartum morbidityPain managementCommon symptomsPostpartum womenPreventable conditionSectional studyDisease burdenInfection preventionSurgical siteMedical officers