2023
Challenges of Continuation of Exclusive Breast Feeding up to 6 Months in a Setting with High Exclusive Breast Feeding Rates Reported. Experience from Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
Ranasinghe J, Madushika D, Abeysundara S, Agampodi S. Challenges of Continuation of Exclusive Breast Feeding up to 6 Months in a Setting with High Exclusive Breast Feeding Rates Reported. Experience from Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2023, 27: 1996-2001. PMID: 37270754, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03724-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExclusive breastfeedingNon-exclusive breastfeedingExclusive breast feeding ratesPublic Health Midwife areasDescriptive cross-sectional studyEarly cessationResultsThe mean ageBreast feeding ratesCross-sectional studyWorld Breastfeeding Trends InitiativeExclusive breastSingle centerMean ageMaternal ageChildren 1Risk factorsOdds ratioBreastfeedingMonthsMedical officersUnemployed mothersHealth areaSignificant predictorsBirth orderMothers
2022
Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 700. PMID: 35528955, PMCID: PMC9046902, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sampleEconomic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 700. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sample
2021
Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2021, 10: 700. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sample
2020
Is leishmaniasis adequately notified in Sri Lanka? A survey among doctors from an endemic district, Sri Lanka
Hewawasam C, Weerakoon HS, Thilakan V, Lelwala T, Prasanka K, Rathnayaka AS, Gamage S, Agampodi S. Is leishmaniasis adequately notified in Sri Lanka? A survey among doctors from an endemic district, Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 913. PMID: 32532244, PMCID: PMC7290071, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09066-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical officersMethodsA cross-sectional studyFirst clinical suspicionHigh disease burdenCross-sectional studyHigh case loadSelf-administered questionnaireHealth Care InstituteAnuradhapura districtCurrent notification systemClinical suspicionResultsOne hundredDisease burdenCare instituteCausative organismEarly diagnosisEndemic districtsCutaneous leishmaniasisParasitic infectionsLeishmaniasisNotifiable diseaseCase loadLeishmania donovaniDiseaseSupportive staff
2019
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Responsive Feeding in Rural Sri Lanka (A Qualitative Study)
Pallewaththa P, Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Siribaddana SH. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Responsive Feeding in Rural Sri Lanka (A Qualitative Study). Ceylon Medical Journal 2019, 64: 70-75. PMID: 31455070, DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v64i2.8894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponsive feedingPrimary health care levelCurrent nutrition programsPublic health midwivesHealth care levelResponsive feeding practicesCare levelHealth workersFeeding practicesRural Sri LankaNutrition ProgramStudy participantsSatiety cuesMedical officersHealth areaCaregiversChildrenFocus group discussionsEmotional supportFramework approachFeedingPoor growthFeeding methodFeeding situationsEarly stages
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 ResearchConceptsMean 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
2013
Infant feeding behaviors in Nuwaragam-Palatha-Central (NPC) Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area; a qualitative study.
Agampodi T, Chathurani H, Agampodi S. Infant feeding behaviors in Nuwaragam-Palatha-Central (NPC) Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area; a qualitative study. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2013, 6: 33. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v6i1.5767.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Inadequacy of the risk factor based approach to detect gestational diabetes mellitus
Dahanayaka N, Agampodi S, Ranasinghe O, Jayaweera P, Wickramasinghe W, Adhikari A, Chathurani H, Dissanayaka U. Inadequacy of the risk factor based approach to detect gestational diabetes mellitus. Ceylon Medical Journal 2012, 57: 5-9. PMID: 22453704, DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v57i1.4193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitusRisk factorsIADPSG criteriaPregnant womenDiabetes mellitusPrevalence of GDMOral glucose tolerance testCross-sectional descriptive studyEligible pregnant womenPregnancy Study GroupsGlucose tolerance testSectional descriptive studyPresent risk factorsGDM patientsGDM casesGestational ageWHO criteriaPlasma glucoseTolerance testStudy groupStudy populationDescriptive studyMedical officersHealth areaMellitus
2007
Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Piyaseeli UK. Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007, 2: 13. PMID: 17927840, PMCID: PMC2092417, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-2-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeedingSurvival analysisMedical officersField practice areaInfant feeding recommendationsChild welfare clinicsInappropriate feeding practicesCross-sectional studyHealth areaSocio-demographic factorsFormula feedingMedian durationConsecutive infantsBottle feedingWelfare clinicsSixth monthInclusion criteriaBreastfeedingFeeding problemsFeeding practicesFeeding recommendationsBivariate analysisInfantsFourth monthLow levels