2023
Period poverty in rural Sri Lanka; Understanding menstruation hygiene and related health issues to empower women.
Hettiarachchi A, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Period poverty in rural Sri Lanka; Understanding menstruation hygiene and related health issues to empower women. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2023, 17: 25-28. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v17i2.7759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood lossManagement of menstruationComprehensive reproductive health educationMenstrual blood lossCross-sectional studyFinancial burdenHealth-seeking behaviourHygiene productsReproductive health educationMenstrual hygiene productsMoor ethnicityMenstrual historyPregnant womenRelated health issuesMenstrual issuesMenstruation hygieneMOH areaHealth educationRural Sri LankaMedical careLower educationHealth issues
2015
Drinking well water and occupational exposure to Herbicides is associated with chronic kidney disease, in Padavi-Sripura, Sri Lanka
Jayasumana C, Paranagama P, Agampodi S, Wijewardane C, Gunatilake S, Siribaddana S. Drinking well water and occupational exposure to Herbicides is associated with chronic kidney disease, in Padavi-Sripura, Sri Lanka. Environmental Health 2015, 14: 6. PMID: 25596925, PMCID: PMC4417209, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-14-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseHigh riskImportant public health issueResultsMajority of patientsCase-control studyPublic health issueMultivariable analysisUnknown etiologyEntry criteriaRisk factorsEffect modificationHigh prevalenceOccupational exposureEndemic areasDrinking waterCKDu patientsControl studyPersonnel protective equipmentProtective equipmentHealth issuesPatientsHospitalMale farmersCKDu