2016
Prevalence of headache among school children in Polonnaruwa educational zone
Perera K, Wanigasinghe J, Agampodi S, de Silva U. Prevalence of headache among school children in Polonnaruwa educational zone. Sri Lanka Journal Of Child Health 2016, 45: 199-203. DOI: 10.4038/sljch.v45i3.8032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of migraineTension-type headachePrimary headachesType headacheInternational ClassificationInternational Headache Society's International ClassificationSlight female predominanceSchool childrenPrevalence of headacheStudy sampleDiagnosis of migraineObserved high prevalenceSelf-administered questionnaireUnclassified headacheMedian ageFemale predominanceClinical examinationSectional studyHeadache disordersSecondary causesHigh prevalenceStudy populationRecurrent headachesHeadacheMigraineOverdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning
Weerasinghe M, Konradsen F, Eddleston M, Pearson M, Agampodi T, Storm F, Agampodi S. Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 2016, 43: 147. PMID: 27006385, DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2015-101171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral contraceptive pillsContraceptive pillsUse of OCPYoung womenReproductive health service providersHospital-based studyDay of admissionPopular family planning methodFamily planning methodsPublic health significanceHealth service providersPatient characteristicsMedian ageCase seriesFemale patientsOCP usersPatientsNorth Central ProvinceRural Sri LankaSecondary analysisHealth significanceFamily planningFuture guidelinesOverdoseHospital
2009
Susceptibility of New Entrant University Students in Sri Lanka to Varicella Zoster Infection
Kurukulasooriya GM, Thevanesam V, Agampodi SB, Abeykoon AM, Amarasiri SP, Goonasekera KP. Susceptibility of New Entrant University Students in Sri Lanka to Varicella Zoster Infection. Asia Pacific Journal Of Public Health 2009, 22: 219-224. PMID: 19411280, DOI: 10.1177/1010539509334625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVZV IgG antibodiesChicken poxIgG antibodiesVaricella-zoster virus infectionCross-sectional descriptive studyVaricella zoster infectionZoster virus infectionHistory of infectionSelf-reported historyZoster infectionMedian ageVZV infectionSeropositive rateSerological evaluationVirus infectionStudy populationNegative historyInfectionDescriptive studyInterquartile rangeUniversity of PeradeniyaAgeAntibodiesPresent studyYears