2022
The geo-spatial perspective of biological, social and environmental determinants of early pregnancy anaemia in rural Sri Lanka: Need for context-specific approaches on prevention
Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Mendis V, Agampodi S. The geo-spatial perspective of biological, social and environmental determinants of early pregnancy anaemia in rural Sri Lanka: Need for context-specific approaches on prevention. Geospatial Health 2022, 17 PMID: 36468596, DOI: 10.4081/gh.2022.1110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of anemiaEarly pregnancyPregnant womenRisk factorsFirst trimester pregnant womenHigher anemia prevalenceAntenatal care programsEnvironmental risk factorsHeterogeneous risk factorsMaternal anemiaPregnancy anemiaPregnancy cohortAnemia prevalenceDietary patternsHigh prevalenceAnemiaCare programRural Sri LankaPrevalenceSocioeconomic disparitiesPregnancyHealth DivisionEthnic distributionSignificant differencesAnuradhapura districtDoes Being Diagnosed As Anemic in Early Pregnancy Have an Impact on the Household Expenditure for Food? Evidence From a Maternal Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka
Gunarathne S, Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Wickramasinghe N, Mendis V, Prasanna I, Agampodi S. Does Being Diagnosed As Anemic in Early Pregnancy Have an Impact on the Household Expenditure for Food? Evidence From a Maternal Cohort in Rural Sri Lanka. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 654. PMCID: PMC9193294, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac061.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-anaemic womenEarly pregnancyPregnant womenRural Sri LankaFirst trimester pregnant womenPublic health midwivesHousehold food expenditureThird of pregnanciesAnemic pregnant womenMann-Whitney U testDiagnosis of anemiaMonthly household incomeLifestyle modificationHemoglobin levelsPregnancy cohortThird trimesterMean ageModerate anemiaMaternal cohortAppropriate treatmentHousehold economic statusNutritional educationSelf-administrated questionnairePregnancyAnemiaCross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol.
Amarasinghe G, Mendis V, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Cross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol. F1000Research 2022, 10: 223. PMID: 35528960, PMCID: PMC9039368, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.28226.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrong public health systemCross-sectional studyPregnant womenFirst trimesterSignificant global health problemEtiology of anemiaInterviewer-administered questionnaireComplete blood countGlobal health problemPublic health systemAnuradhapura districtDietary questionnaireFetal outcomesMaternal anemiaAntenatal careAnemia controlBlood countSectional studyAnemia casesAnemiaHealth problemsPregnancySimilar etiologyField clinicsEtiology
2021
Cross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol
Amarasinghe G, Mendis V, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Cross-sectional study to assess etiology and associated factors for anaemia during first trimester of pregnancy in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka: a protocol. F1000Research 2021, 10: 223. DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.28226.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrong public health systemCross-sectional studyPregnant womenFirst trimesterSignificant global health problemEtiology of anemiaInterviewer-administered questionnaireComplete blood countGlobal health problemPublic health systemAnuradhapura districtDietary questionnaireFetal outcomesMaternal anemiaAntenatal careAnemia controlBlood countSectional studyAnemia casesAnemiaHealth problemsPregnancySimilar etiologyField clinicsEtiologyThe need for standard definitions in global data comparison: lessons from studying the prevalence of anaemia during pregnancy in Sri Lanka
Amarasinghe G, Agampodi T, Mendis V, Agampodi SB. The need for standard definitions in global data comparison: lessons from studying the prevalence of anaemia during pregnancy in Sri Lanka. BMJ Global Health 2021, 6: e005737. PMID: 33947709, PMCID: PMC8098957, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005737.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Factors associated with anemia among Sri Lankan primary school children in rural North Central Province
Amarasinghe GS, Naottunna NP, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Factors associated with anemia among Sri Lankan primary school children in rural North Central Province. BMC Pediatrics 2017, 17: 87. PMID: 28347295, PMCID: PMC5369015, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-017-0841-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural primary school childrenPrimary school childrenIron deficiencyFerritin levelsSerum ferritinMajor public health problemSchool childrenSerum ferritin levelsEarly iron deficiencyPublic health problemFrequency of meatExternal quality control measuresMonthly family incomeBlood film analysisSelf-administered questionnaireBlood reportsAnemic childrenMiddle-income countriesHemoglobin levelsChildhood anemiaIron storesPossible etiologiesAnthropometric measurementsBlood samplesAnemia
2013
Expectant fathers’ knowledge of maternal morbidity: a Sri Lankan experience
Weekrakkody A, Weerasinghe GM, Weerasinghe MP, Weerasekara GL, Agampodi SB. Expectant fathers’ knowledge of maternal morbidity: a Sri Lankan experience. F1000Research 2013, 2: 119. PMID: 25309724, PMCID: PMC4184315, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.2-119.v1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational diabetes mellitusPregnancy Induced HypertensionExpectant fathersCross-sectional descriptive studyAnuradhapura Teaching HospitalHealth promotional programsSectional descriptive studyPregnant women's healthInduced hypertensionMaternal morbidityAntenatal clinicDiabetes mellitusSecond pregnancyMaternal healthRisk factorsTeaching hospitalMedian numberHigher scoresKruskal-Wallis testWomen's healthAge groupsPregnancyMale partnersAnemiaDescriptive study
2012
Anaemia in pregnancy in the district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka – need for updating prevalence data and screening strategies
Chathurani U, Dharshika I, Galgamuwa D, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi T, Agampodi S. Anaemia in pregnancy in the district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka – need for updating prevalence data and screening strategies. Ceylon Medical Journal 2012, 57: 101-6. PMID: 23086024, DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v57i3.4148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of anemiaMean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrationMean corpuscular volumePregnant womenMean corpuscular hemoglobinDistrict of AnuradhapuraHemoglobin concentrationAnemic pregnant womenMedian hemoglobin concentrationCorpuscular hemoglobin concentrationAnuradhapura districtHaemoglobin Colour ScaleAntenatal clinicSerum hemoglobinGestational ageThird trimesterAnemia prevalenceMethemoglobin methodClinical examinationStudy populationAnemiaCorpuscular volumePregnancyPrevalence dataCorpuscular hemoglobin