2023
Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Antenatal Care Amid Free Health Care Provision: Evidence From a Large Pregnancy Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathna S, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Antenatal Care Amid Free Health Care Provision: Evidence From a Large Pregnancy Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka. Global Health Science And Practice 2023, 11: e2200410. PMID: 37903576, PMCID: PMC10615247, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansPregnancyPrenatal CareSri LankaConceptsMean OOP expenditureAntenatal careLarge pregnancy cohortPrivate health facilitiesPregnant womenHealth facilitiesOOP expenditureMaternal morbidityIndependent predictorsPrevious pregnancyPregnancy cohortHealth service utilizationInterviewer-administered questionnaireSignificant independent predictorsGovernment health facilitiesGovernment health servicesCare modeLaboratory investigationsHealth care usersSelf-administered questionnaireSri Lankan settingMonthly household incomeHealth care provisionANC visitsThird trimester
2022
The magnitude of out‐of‐pocket expenditure for antenatal care in low and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. The magnitude of out‐of‐pocket expenditure for antenatal care in low and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2022, 38: 179-203. PMID: 36129403, DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtocol 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMaternal Health ServicesMeta-Analysis as TopicPregnancySystematic Reviews as TopicConceptsEligible 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 policyEconomic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. Economic burden of out-of-pocket expenditure, productivity cost during pregnancy and COVID-19 impact on household economy in a cohort of pregnant women in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka; A study protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 700. PMID: 35528955, PMCID: PMC9046902, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.53320.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFinancial StressFollow-Up StudiesHealth ExpendituresHumansPandemicsPregnancyPregnant WomenSri LankaConceptsPregnant womenMaternal healthProductivity costsEconomic burdenHealth servicesPocket expenditureCOVID-19 outbreakCross-sectional studyAnuradhapura districtTerms of absenteeismHealth care practitionersFree health servicesLack of evidenceStudy protocolHealth care administratorsOngoing COVID-19 pandemicCare practitionersStudy settingCOVID-19 impactPregnancyOOPECohortMedical officersWomenStudy sample
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory CareCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMaternal HealthMaternal Health ServicesPregnancySri LankaConceptsFirst 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