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 samplesAnemiaNutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards
Naotunna NP, Dayarathna M, Maheshi H, Amarasinghe GS, Kithmini VS, Rathnayaka M, Premachandra L, Premarathna N, Rajasinghe PC, Wijewardana G, Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB. Nutritional status among primary school children in rural Sri Lanka; a public health challenge for a country with high child health standards. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 57. PMID: 28068960, PMCID: PMC5223320, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-4001-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth Central ProvinceNutritional statusPrevalence of anemiaPrevalence of underweightMean hemoglobin concentrationPeripheral blood filmAge z-scorePublic health challengeSchool childrenPre-adolescent childrenBackgroundNutritional statusModerate anemiaSectional studySevere thinnessAnthropometric measurementsMulti-stage clusterPrevalence estimatesConclusionThis studyHemoglobin concentrationRural Sri LankaBlood filmsZ-scoreHealth challengesIron deficiencyPrimary school children
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 headachesHeadacheMigraine