2022
Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis: magnitude, reasons, associated factors, and implications of the out-of-pocket expenditure during pregnancy
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna RPIR, Agampodi SB. Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis: magnitude, reasons, associated factors, and implications of the out-of-pocket expenditure during pregnancy. Public Health 2022, 206: 33-37. PMID: 35349965, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEligible studiesSystematic reviewPocket expenditureDatabase-specific subject headingsMaternal health careMixed Methods Appraisal ToolComprehensive literature searchMethods Appraisal ToolWeb of ScienceHealth care policySubgroup analysisThird reviewerIndependent reviewersReference listsElectronic databasesNarrative synthesisLiterature searchManual searchPregnancyStudy designQuality appraisalAppraisal toolHealth careOOPECare policy
2021
How costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka - a country with free maternal health care
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. How costly is the first prenatal clinic visit? Analysis of out-of-pocket expenditure in rural Sri Lanka - a country with free maternal health care. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 974. PMID: 34530827, PMCID: PMC8444532, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07005-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst prenatal clinic visitPrenatal clinic visitMaternal health servicesClinic visitsPregnant womenHealth servicesRural Sri LankaPocket expenditureFree maternal health careDirect medical costsMaternal health careNumber of pregnanciesCross-sectional studyFree maternal healthcareFree maternal servicesMethodsThe study designPrivate health servicesAnuradhapura districtMaternal healthcareMaternal servicesMicronutrient supplementsMedical costsBackgroundThis studyStudy settingStudy design
2015
Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol
Madsen LB, Eddleston M, Hansen KS, Pearson M, Agampodi S, Jayamanne S, Konradsen F. Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e007333. PMID: 25724984, PMCID: PMC4346671, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisSafe storage interventionHealth outcomesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMain outcome measuresSri Lankan districtCost-effectiveness ratioHealth outcome improvementsStorage interventionPresent studyStudy protocolClinical trialsOutcome measuresCluster trialOutcome improvementEthical approvalPeer-reviewed publicationsRespective interventionsDeliberate ingestionStudy designPotential interventionsDiscounting of costsUniversity of Peradeniya