2023
Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self‐harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka
Weerasinghe M, Jobe L, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Jayamanne S, Hawton K, Gunnell D, Agampodi S. Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self‐harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2023, 28: 901-911. PMID: 37871998, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh suicide intentSuicide attemptsSuicide intentSuicide deathsConfidence interval -3.2Pesticide poisoning casesLogistic regression analysisCI 1.5Fatal casesCharacteristics of peopleRural Sri LankaPoisoning casesDomestic casesRegression analysisPrevention implicationsSurvivorsHigher proportionDeathHeart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience
Hettiarachchi A, Jayaratne K, De Silva C, Senanayake H, Lokunarangoda N, Agampodi S. Heart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2023, 15: 100223. PMID: 37614353, PMCID: PMC10442957, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal deathsHeart diseaseComplicating pregnancyCause-specific maternal mortality ratioHeart disease complicating pregnancyPregnancy-related deathsRheumatic heart diseaseMaternal mortality ratioSurveillance-response systemMiddle-income countriesMaternal mortalityICD-11 classificationLeading causeMortality ratioSpecialized careCardiovascular diseaseCongenital anomaliesLive birthsPregnancyLMIC settingsFemale deathsUnderlying causeDiseaseDeathIndirect causes
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
2013
Effect of built environment on tsunami related injuries
Dharmarathne S, Osamu K, Dehiwala G, Agampodi S. Effect of built environment on tsunami related injuries. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2013, 7: 5. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v7i1.6134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-sectional household surveyPredictors of injurySectional household surveyNumber of injuriesMean ageAcute incidenceInjury incidenceResidential cohortProtective effectSevere injuriesMultivariate analysisInjuryStudy sampleCohortIncidenceMajor determinantDeathConclusions PoliciesMalesFemalesSingle groupComplications