Browsing by Subject "Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice"

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Coconut fats

Amarasiri, W.A.D.L.; Dissanayake, A.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)

In many areas of Sri Lanka the coconut tree and its products have for centuries been an integral part of life, and it has come to be called the "Tree of life". However, in the last few decades, the relationship between ...
Compliance with the mass chemotherapy program for lymphatic filariasis

Kasturiratne, K.T.A.A.; Premaratna, B.A.H.R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, N.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2001)

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate compliance with the single dose mass chemotherapy program for control of filariasis, and to determine factors influencing compliance in the Gampaha district. DESIGN: A prospective study employing a ...
Comprehensive evaluation of demographic, socio-economic and other associated risk factors affecting the occurrence of dengue incidence among Colombo and Kandy Districts of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

Udayanga, L.; Gunathilaka, N.; Iqbal, M.C.M.; Lakmal, K.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Abeyewickreme, W. (BioMed Central, 2018)

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive understanding of risk factors related to socio-economic and demographic status and knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of local communities play a key role in the design and implementation ...
Driving and epilepsy in Sri Lanka

Seneviratne, S.L.; Gunatilake, S.B.; Adhikari, A.A.D.N.W.; de Silva, H.J. (Elsevier-W.B. Saunders, 1998)

Regulations regarding driving for patients with epilepsy vary from country to country. They are well implemented in developed countries, but this is not the case in countries such as Sri Lanka. The aims of this study were ...
Factor structure of medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry: findings from a nationally representative sample from Sri Lanka

Baminiwatta, A.; Chandradasa, M.; Ediriweera, D.; Dias, S. (Cambridge University Press, 2021)

AIMS : The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure of attitudes towards psychiatry among medical students by using the ‘Attitude towards psychiatry-30’ (ATP-30) scale, which is one of the most widely used ...
The Knowledge and attitude of primary school teachers in Sri Lanka towards childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Rodrigo, M.D.A.; Perera, D.; Eranga, V.P.; Williams, S.S.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge and attitudes towards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among primary school teachers in the Gampaha District. METHODS: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in ...
Knowledge and attitudes on unsafe abortions among the state university undergraduates in Western Province

Perera, U.; Abeysena, C. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2018)

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the knowledge and attitudes on unsafe abortions among undergraduates in the state universities of the Western Province. METHODS: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 1575 ...
Knowledge and awareness about gynaecological cancer

Padumadasa, S.; Goonewardene, M. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2003)

INTRODUCTION: Gynaecological cancer (excluding breast cancer) accounts for about 10% of new cancer cases in women and 12% of cancer deaths. lack of awareness is a major factor in women with gynaecological cancer presenting ...
Knowledge and perceptions of lymphedema in patients attending filariasis clinics in the Colombo district

Wijesinghe, R.; Ekanayake, S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005)
Knowledge and practices on selected non communicable diseases among GCE Advanced Level students in state schools, Maharagama

Gamage, A.U.; Jayawardana, P. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge on selected non communicable diseases (NCDs) and practices related to prevention of selected NCDs among GCE Advanced Level (A/L) students attending government schools in the Maharagama ...
Knowledge and practices regarding selected aspects of sexual abuse among mothers of adolescent children in the Medical Officer of Health area, Udubaddawa

Makawita, M.U.M.; Jayawardana, P. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)

INTRODUCTION: Emergence of child sexual abuse of adolescents is one of the major issues encountered globally. Inadequacy of preventive measures undertaken by mothers as a result of poor knowledge would make their children ...
Knowledge, attitude and practice of the community on dengue infection in Gampaha district of Sri Lanka

Karunathilake, K.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Wickremasinghe, R. (University of Kelaniya, 2008)
Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on dengue control in Gampaha district.

Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapangama, H.A.D.C.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008)

Dengue/Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) has become a major public health problem in many parts of the tropics. In Sri Lanka, it is endemic in some parts of the country with outbreaks of dengue/ DHF. The present study was ...
Multicomponent intervention versus usual care for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Jafar, T.H.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, H.A.; Naheed, A.; Gandhi, M.; Assam, P.; Finkelstein, E.A.; Quigley, H.L.; Bilger, M.; Khan, A.H.; Clemens, J.D.; Ebrahim, S.; Turner, E.L.; Kasturiratne, A.; for COBRA-BPS Study Group (BioMed Central, 2017)

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading attributable risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In rural South Asia, hypertension continues to be a significant public health issue with sub-optimal BP control rates. ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: confronting the global epidemic requires better awareness

de Silva, H.J.; Dassanayake, A.S. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)

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Reporting notifiable diseases: methods for improvement, attitudes and community outcome

Seneviratne, S.L.; Gunatilake, S.B.; de Silva, H.J. (Oxford University Press, 1997)

Notification is an important source of health information. However, it suffers from the serious limitation of under-reporting, especially in 'third world' countries. The aims of this study were to assess the impact of a ...
Socio-economic, Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAP), household related and demographic based appearance of non-dengue infected individuals in high dengue risk areas of Kandy District, Sri Lanka

Udayanga, L.; Gunathilaka, N.; Iqubal, M.C.M.; Pahalagedara, K.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Abeyewickreme, W. (BioMed Central, 2018)

BACKGROUND: Socio-economic, demographic factors and Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAPs) have been recognized as critical factors that influence the incidence and transmission of dengue epidemics. However, studies that ...
Use of early aspirin in suspected acute myocardial infarction by General Practitioners in Sri Lanka

Seneviratne, S.L.; Gunatilake, S.B.; de Silva, H.J. (Elsevier, 1997)

Early low dose aspirin therapy is beneficial in myocardial infarction (MI). This study investigated the use of early aspirin therapy in patients with suspected MI by General Practitioners (GP). Patients with MI who were ...

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