Browsing by Subject "Chronic Kidney Disease"

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Analysis of Drinking Water Quality Related to Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) of a Disease Prevalent Area in Polonnaruwa District

Perera, R.T.; Liyanage, J.A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is a burning issue in the Sri Lanka over past 20 years. In those endemic areas, majority of CKDu patient’s drinking water source was well-water. According to the environmental ...
Combination of Physico-Chemical Analysis and A Plant Bioassay for Screening Potential Toxicity of Drinking Waters in Selected Dug Wells in Medawachchiya Area, Sri Lanka: A Preliminary Study

Weerasekara, K.A.W.S.; Pathiratne, A.; Kithsiri, H.M.P. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) is becoming a major health problem especially in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka showing the highest prevalence in Medawachchiya area. Aetiology of this disease ...
Economic and Social Vulnerability of Chronic Kidney Disease Affected Families in Sri Lanka; the Case Studies in Anuradhapura District

Gunawardana, P.H.J.P.; Sakalasooriya, N. (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)

This paper examines the nature of economic and social vulnerability of the families which has affected by the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Central Dry Zone, agricultural area, of Sri Lanka. CKD has already become one ...
Impact of food pattern and Socio-economic Factors on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in North Central Province

Weerasekara, C.B.M.P.D.; Sulochana, M. (4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

High prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease was identified in North Central Province in the last few decades. Causative factor for Chronic Kidney Disease in North Central Province is still unknown. Therefore, main objective ...
Information Literacy Levels of the Community Who Have Chronic Renal Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in the Anuradhapura District.

Siriwardana, A.S.; Dilinika, J.M.S. (Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017)

Chronic Kidney Disease is a one of leading health issue in Sri Lanka and the number of people dying with the disease is rising each day. Chronic Kidney Disease, also known as chronic renal failure, chronic renal disease, ...
Speciation Distribution of Analyzed Drinking Water in a CKDu Endemic Area in the Anuradhapura District

Weerasinghe, A.A.V.N.; Perera, W.P.R.T.; Liyanage, J.A. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology (CKDu) has been showing a spreading tendency among the agricultural zones in the North Central Province since the mid-1990s. Even though most of the studies have identified that ...

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