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
2019
A Case–Control Study of Environmental and Occupational Risks of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka
Schønning MH, Phelps MD, Warnasekara J, Agampodi SB, Furu P. A Case–Control Study of Environmental and Occupational Risks of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. EcoHealth 2019, 16: 534-543. PMID: 31664587, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01448-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaddy workersOdds ratioSignificant higher riskCase-control studyHigher odds ratioPublic health interventionsTransmission of leptospirosisRisk factorsOccupational exposureProtective effectHigh riskHigh incidenceRat exposureHuman leptospirosisViral infectionHealth interventionsZoonotic infectionOccupational riskLeptospirosisLeptospirosis transmissionStudy sampleOccupational groupsInfectionStructured interviewsHousehold animals
2015
A global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study
Souza J, Betran A, Dumont A, de Mucio B, Pickens C, Deneux‐Tharaux C, Ortiz‐Panozo E, Sullivan E, Ota E, Togoobaatar G, Carroli G, Knight H, Zhang J, Cecatti J, Vogel J, Jayaratne K, Leal M, Gissler M, Morisaki N, Lack N, Oladapo O, Tunçalp Ö, Lumbiganon P, Mori R, Quintana S, Passos A, Marcolin A, Zongo A, Blondel B, Hernández B, Hogue C, Prunet C, Landman C, Ochir C, Cuesta C, Pileggi‐Castro C, Walker D, Alves D, Abalos E, Moises E, Vieira E, Duarte G, Perdona G, Gurol‐Urganci I, Takahiko K, Moscovici L, Campodonico L, Oliveira‐Ciabati L, Laopaiboon M, Danansuriya M, Nakamura‐Pereira M, Costa M, Torloni, Kramer, Borges P, Olkhanud P, Pérez‐Cuevas R, Agampodi S, Mittal S, Serruya S, Bataglia V, Li Z, Temmerman M, Gülmezoglu A. A global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 427-436. PMID: 26259689, PMCID: PMC4873961, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaesarean section rateCS rateCross-sectional studyHealth facilitiesSection rateMulticountry cross-sectional studyROC curveGood discriminatory capacityProbability of CSHealth system managersObstetric populationDiagnostic odds ratioMaternal characteristicsHealth insurance companiesObstetric teamOdds ratioSummary estimatesDiscriminatory capacityReference populationUse of CSWomenBirth
2012
Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study
Dassanayake D, Wimalaratna H, Nandadewa D, Nugaliyadda A, Ratnatunga CN, Agampodi SB. Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12: 4. PMID: 22243770, PMCID: PMC3292442, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute renal failureRenal failureClinical featuresMicroscopic agglutination testOdds ratioTeaching hospitalExact testComplication of leptospirosisDevelopment of myocarditisLaboratory measuresCommon clinical featuresVaried clinical presentationsProspective descriptive studyPredictors of severityFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testLogistic regression modelsPain 6ResultsSixty-twoLaboratory parametersClinical presentationLaboratory variablesLaboratory predictorsLeptospirosis patientsCase definition