2024
Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082798. PMID: 39477261, PMCID: PMC11529687, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll-health conditionsRural Sri LankaPregnant womenPregnancy cohortFollow-up study of womenFollow-up studyProspective pregnancy cohortRajarata Pregnancy CohortSecondary outcome measuresMonthly household expenditureVaginal bleedingProductivity lossStudy of womenPrimary outcome measurePregnancy follow-upMedical careOutcome measuresHigher absenteeismNausea and vomitingPresenteeismHighest prevalenceAbsenteeismThird trimesterWomenRecommended priorities
2023
Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Antenatal Care Amid Free Health Care Provision: Evidence From a Large Pregnancy Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Antenatal Care Amid Free Health Care Provision: Evidence From a Large Pregnancy Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka. Global Health Science And Practice 2023, 11: e2200410. PMID: 37903576, PMCID: PMC10615247, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean OOP expenditureAntenatal careLarge pregnancy cohortPrivate health facilitiesPregnant womenHealth facilitiesOOP expenditureMaternal morbidityIndependent predictorsPrevious pregnancyPregnancy cohortHealth service utilizationInterviewer-administered questionnaireSignificant independent predictorsGovernment health facilitiesGovernment health servicesCare modeLaboratory investigationsHealth care usersSelf-administered questionnaireSri Lankan settingMonthly household incomeHealth care provisionANC visitsThird trimesterDeterminants 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
Does Being Diagnosed As Anemic in Early Pregnancy Have an Impact on the Household Expenditure for Food? Evidence From a Maternal Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathne S, Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Wickramasinghe N, Mendis V, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Does Being Diagnosed As Anemic in Early Pregnancy Have an Impact on the Household Expenditure for Food? Evidence From a Maternal Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 654. PMCID: PMC9193294, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-anaemic womenEarly pregnancyPregnant womenRural Sri LankaFirst trimester pregnant womenPublic health midwivesHousehold food expenditureThird of pregnanciesAnemic pregnant womenMann-Whitney U testDiagnosis of anemiaMonthly household incomeLifestyle modificationHemoglobin levelsPregnancy cohortThird trimesterMean ageModerate anemiaMaternal cohortAppropriate treatmentHousehold economic statusNutritional educationSelf-administrated questionnairePregnancyAnemia
2019
Suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm in pregnancy as a neglected agenda in maternal health; an experience from rural Sri Lanka
Arachchi NSM, Ganegama R, Husna AWF, Chandima DL, Hettigama N, Premadasa J, Herath J, Ranaweera H, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm in pregnancy as a neglected agenda in maternal health; an experience from rural Sri Lanka. Reproductive Health 2019, 16: 166. PMID: 31729997, PMCID: PMC6858764, DOI: 10.1186/s12978-019-0823-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression ScalePregnant womenSuicidal ideationRural Sri LankaMaternal mental health issuesAdditional pregnant womenTertiary care centerPrevalence of depressionHigher EPDS scoresCross-sectional studyData extraction sheetPostpartum Depression ScaleSelf-administered questionnaireMental health issuesCurrent pregnancyProbable anxietyThird trimesterEPDS scoresMaternal healthPregnancy recordsPregnant mothersSectional studyCare centerPregnancy periodClinical data
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