2024
Biases in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies using cohort design
Agampodi S, Tadesse B, Sahastrabuddhe S, Excler J, Kim J. Biases in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies using cohort design. Frontiers In Medicine 2024, 11: 1474045. DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1474045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCohort designHealth-promoting behaviorsObservational studyPublic health strategiesPublic health policiesMiddle-income countriesPre-existing data sourcesHealthy user biasHealthy vaccinee effectSociodemographic disparitiesHealth strategiesHealth policyOutcome misclassificationSustaining public trustMisclassification biasHealth statusHealthcare systemVaccinee effectSusceptibility biasDiverse populationsCOVID-19Vaccine effectiveness studiesFrailty biasVaccine effectivenessCOVID-19 pandemicGlobal pandemic preparedness: learning from the COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution
Agampodi S, Mogeni O, Chandler R, Pansuriya M, Kim J, Excler J. Global pandemic preparedness: learning from the COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution. Expert Review Of Vaccines 2024, 23: 761-772. PMID: 39167221, DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2024.2395546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic vaccine developmentVaccine developmentGlobal health securityField of vaccinologyVaccine deliveryFuture pandemicsTherapeutic agentsVaccineHealth securityCOVID-19 vaccine developmentResponse frameworkPandemic preparednessDistribution of vaccinesStakeholder websitesCOVID-19Adequate fundingVaccine innovationCOVID-19 pandemic
2022
Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Weerasinghe M, Pearson M, Turner N, Metcalfe C, Gunnell DJ, Agampodi S, Hawton K, Agampodi T, Miller M, Jayamanne S, Parker S, Sumith JA, Karunarathne A, Dissanayaka K, Rajapaksha S, Rodrigo D, Abeysinghe D, Piyasena C, Kanapathy R, Thedchanamoorthy S, Madsen LB, Konradsen F, Eddleston M. Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054061. PMID: 35379621, PMCID: PMC8981379, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-poisoning casesStepped-wedge clusterGatekeeper interventionStudy protocolOriginal study protocolMedical Research Ethics CommitteeScientific peer-reviewed journalsSurveillance of hospitalEthical review committeePeer-reviewed journalsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeResearch Ethics CommitteePost-training periodsOutcome measuresHigh riskFaculty of MedicineGatekeeper trainingRural Sri LankaRandom orderEthics CommitteeIntervention effectivenessReview CommitteeInterventionCOVID-19
2021
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Acceptance of E-Learning among University Students: The Role of Precipitating Events
Weerathunga P, Samarathunga W, Rathnayake H, Agampodi S, Nurunnabi M, Madhunimasha M. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Acceptance of E-Learning among University Students: The Role of Precipitating Events. Education Sciences 2021, 11: 436. DOI: 10.3390/educsci11080436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchE-learningTechnology Acceptance ModelCOVID-19 pandemicUniversity studentsHigher education authoritiesEase of useEducation authoritiesAcceptance modelStudentsPandemicBehavioral intentionsEducatorsEmpirical evidenceCOVID-19AttitudesSignificant implicationsExperienceRelevant predictorsModerating variableKey componentEnhancing the Sri Lankan Response to COVID-19 <em>- A Communique from the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka</em>
Agampodi S. Enhancing the Sri Lankan Response to COVID-19 - A Communique from the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. Journal Of The College Of Community Physicians Of Sri Lanka 2021, 27: 271. DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v27i1.8420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity physiciansCOVID-19