2024
Exploring fidelity of enactment in a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of ‘gatekeeper’ training for pesticide vendors in reducing self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: protocol for a multimethod qualitative study
Kanapathy R, Agampodi T, Eddleston M, Konradsen F, Pearson M, Sanjula B, Malalasekara C, Naseer N, Agampodi S, Weerasinghe M. Exploring fidelity of enactment in a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of ‘gatekeeper’ training for pesticide vendors in reducing self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: protocol for a multimethod qualitative study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082688. PMID: 38977371, PMCID: PMC11256041, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialRandomised controlled trialsRural Sri LankaPesticide self-poisoningControlled trialsStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialPesticide vendorsScientific peer-reviewed journalsMiddle-income countriesEthics and Research CommitteeSelf-poisoningMultimethod qualitative studyPeer-reviewed journalsFocus group discussionsIntervention fidelityIntervention districtsStratified purposive sampling methodReplicate interventionsQualitative research designSocioeconomic hardshipQualitative studyConference presentationsGroup discussionsRajarata UniversityParticipant diaries
2018
Potential Interventions for Preventing Pesticide Self-Poisoning by Restricting Access Through Vendors in Sri Lanka
Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Jayamanne S, Gunnell D, Hawton K, Agampodi S. Potential Interventions for Preventing Pesticide Self-Poisoning by Restricting Access Through Vendors in Sri Lanka. Crisis 2018, 39: 479-488. PMID: 29932017, DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales to prevent pesticide self-poisoning - a pilot study
Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Jayamanne S, Gunnell D, Hawton K, Agampodi S. Vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales to prevent pesticide self-poisoning - a pilot study. BMC Public Health 2018, 18: 272. PMID: 29463230, PMCID: PMC5819692, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5178-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
The role of private pesticide vendors in preventing access to pesticides for self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka
Weerasinghe M, Pearson M, Peiris R, Dawson AH, Eddleston M, Jayamanne S, Agampodi S, Konradsen F. The role of private pesticide vendors in preventing access to pesticides for self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka. Injury Prevention 2013, 20: 134. PMID: 23736739, PMCID: PMC3963527, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040748.Peer-Reviewed Original Research