2019
Exploration of the association between contact history, socio-cultural factors and acute deliberate self-poisoning in North Central province of Sri Lanka: a case-control study
Pushpakumara P, Chandrakumara W, Gunasekara A, Agampodi S. Exploration of the association between contact history, socio-cultural factors and acute deliberate self-poisoning in North Central province of Sri Lanka: a case-control study. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2019, 13: 12. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v13i1.7660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraCase-control studyDSP patientsMedical wardsContact historyYoung adultsSex-matched patientsInterviewer-administered questionnaireSelf-harm incidentsImmediate family membersHistory of DSHRisk groupsResults MajorityNorth Central ProvinceRural Sri LankaPatientsSuicidal behaviorVulnerable adolescentsPossible interventionsWardsFamily membersSuicideAdultsStressful situationsAdolescents
2014
Maternal mortality revisited: the application of the new ICD-MM classification system in reference to maternal deaths in Sri Lanka
Agampodi S, Wickramage K, Agampodi T, Thennakoon U, Jayathilaka N, Karunarathna D, Alagiyawanna S. Maternal mortality revisited: the application of the new ICD-MM classification system in reference to maternal deaths in Sri Lanka. Reproductive Health 2014, 11: 17. PMID: 24571652, PMCID: PMC3937524, DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal deathsICD-MMMaternal mortalityMaternal suicideICD-10Maternal death surveillance systemICD-10 codesCause of deathMonths of terminationMaternal mortality estimatesPregnant womenReported deathsLive birthsMaternal depressionNew classification systemNorth Central ProvinceNew classificationSuicide deathsPregnancyClassification systemDeathWomen's needsImmediate effectsMortalitySuicide