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Epidemiology of goitres in Sri Lanka with Geographic Information System Mapping: a population based cross sectional study

Fernando, R.; Chandrasinghe, P.C.; Nandasena, S.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Jaypee Publishers, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka is considered an endemic region for goiter. Early researchers have suggested the existence of a goiter belt based on rainfall pattern. Subsequent studies done in school children have challenged this ...
Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Sri Lanka: First evidence of bla KPC harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Kumudunie, W.G.M.; Wijesooriya, L.I.; Namalie, K.D.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S. (Elsevier., 2020)

BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are disseminated worldwide posing a serious public health concern. Although, the presence ...
The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths in Bihar state, India.

Greenland, K.; Dixon, R.; Khan, S. A.; Gunawardena, K.; Kihara, J. H.; Smith, J. L.; Drake, L.; Makkar, P.; Raman, S.; Singh, S.; Kumar, S. (Public Library of Science, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over a billion individuals worldwide. In India, 241 million children are estimated to need deworming to avert the negative consequences STH infections can have on child ...
The establishment of a population-specific reference value for the ruler drop test for the clinical assessment of reaction time

Rajapaksha, S.; Kitulwatte, I.; Senarathne, U.; Edirisinghe, A.; Perera, P. (Elsevier, 2023)

BACKGROUND: Reaction time (RT) is the interval between a stimulus and an appropriate voluntary response in an individual. Alcohol is known to result in delayed RT. In Sri Lanka, an alleged drunken driver is legally subjected ...
Evaluation of teaching and learning in family medicine by students: a Sri Lankan experience

Ramanayake, R.P.J.C.; de Silva, A.H.W.; Perera, D.P.; Sumanasekera, R.D.N.; Gunasekara, R.; Chandrasiri, P. (Medknow, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Family Medicine occupies a prominent place in the undergraduate curriculum of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, SriLanka. The one month clinical attachment during the fourth year utilizes a variety ...
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the national vitamin A supplementation programme among school children in Sri Lanka

Madatuwa, T.M.; Mahawithanage, S.T.C.; Chandrika, U.G.; Jansz, E.R.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Cambridge University Press, 2007)

The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka commenced a vitamin A supplementation programme of school children with a megadose of 105 micromol (100,000 IU) vitamin A in school years 1, 4 and 7 (approximately 5-, 9- and 12-year-olds, ...
Factor structure and reliability of the 30-item Sinhala version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ)

Abeysena, C.; Jayawardana, P.; Peiris, U. (Elsevier, 2012)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the factor structure and the reliability of the Sinhala version of the General Health Questionnaire-30 (GHQ-30). METHODS: This was a descriptive study including 368 patients with in the age range ...
Geo-helminth infections in a rural area of Sri Lanka

Fernando, S.D.; Goonethilleke, H.; Weerasena, K.H.; Kuruppuarachchi, N.D.; Tilakaratne, D.; de Silva, D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Project, 2001)

School children carry the heaviest burden of morbidity due to intestinal helminth infection. The objective of this investigation was to study geo-helminth infections in 349 school children aged 6 to 13 years living in a ...
Haemoglobin variants, iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan adolescents with low red cell indices: A cross sectional survey

Rodrigo, R.; Allen, A.; Manamperi, A.; Perera, L.; Fisher, C.A.; Allen, S.; Weatherall, D.J.; Premawardhena, A. (Academic Press, 2018)

Iron deficiency complicates the use of red cell indices to screen for carriers of haemoglobin variants in many populations. In a cross sectional survey of 7526 secondary school students from 25 districts of Sri Lanka, 1963 ...
Hepatitis B and C virus markers among new entrant medical students

Premawardhena, A.P.; Premaratna, R.; Jayaweera, G.; Costa, S.; Chandrasena, L.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1999)

AIM: To investigate the presence of hepatitis B and C virus markers in new entrant medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. METHOD: 456 students (mean age 24 years, SD 3.5, 257 men) were ...
Histopathology of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka.

Wijesinghe, H.; Gunathilaka, N.; Semege, S.; Pathirana, N.; Manamperi, N.; de Silva, C.; Fernando, D. (Hindawi Pub. Co., 2020)

ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease that is gaining importance in Sri Lanka and internationally. The clinical presentation, pathology, and method of parasite elimination in CL vary according ...
Identification of patients with type 2 diabetes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who are at increased risk of progressing to advanced fibrosis: a cross-sectional study

Mettananda, C.; Egodage, T.; Dantanarayana, C.; Fernando, R.; Ranaweera, L.; Luke, N.; Ranawaka, C.; Kottahachchi, D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, H.J.; Dassanayake, A.S. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2023)

INTRODUCTION: Identification of advanced hepatic fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is important as this may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The risk of hepatic fibrosis is especially ...
Infant dyschezia in Sri lankan children: epidemiology and risk factors

Hovenkamp, A.; Walter, H. A.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Benninga, M.A. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)

OBJECTIVES: Little is known regarding functional gastrointestinal diseases in infants, especially in developing countries. Our aim was to assess the prevalence of infant dyschezia in relation to bowel habits and sociodemographic ...
Intestinal parasitoses and the nutritional status of Veddah children in Sri Lanka

Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Premaratna, R.; de Alwis, A.C.; de Silva, L.D.R.; Morel, R.P.; de Silva, N.R. (SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Project, 2004)

This study describes and compares the intestinal parasitoses and nutritional statuses of primary school children of Veddah (local indigenous population) and Sinhalese (more advanced society) in rural Sri Lanka. Children ...
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 of basic epidemiological and statistical concepts among doctors in selected Sri Lankan hospitals

Abeysena, H.T.C.S.; Jayawardana, P.L.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Wickramasinghe, U. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2010)

INTRODUCTION: This study was conducted to describe the ability to comprehend basic epidemiologic and statistical concepts among doctors in selected hospitals in the Western Province. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional descriptive ...
Marriage patterns in Sri Lanka and the prevalence of parental consanguinity in patients with β-thalassaemia: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis

Premawardhena, A.P.; de Silva, S.T.; Goonatilleke, M.D.D.C.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Mettananda, S.; Rodrigo, B.K.R.P.; Allen, A.; Weatherall, D.J. (Cambridge University Press, 2020)

Consanguineous marriages potentially play an important role in the transmission of β-thalassaemia in many communities. This study aimed to determine the rate and socio-demographic associations of consanguineous marriages ...
Mini Mental State Examination in Sinhalese: a sensitive test to screen for dementia in Sri Lanka

de Silva, H.A.; Gunatilake, S.B. (John Wiley, 2002)

BACKGROUND: Although the Sri Lankan population is ageing rapidly, dementia has not been systematically investigated here. The Mini MentalState Examination (MMSE) is a brief global instrument used to assess cognitive abilities ...
The need for preventive and curative services for malaria when the military is deployed in endemic overseas territories: a case study and lessons learned

Fernando, S.D.; Booso, R.; Dharmawardena, P.; Harintheran, A.; Raviraj, K.; Rodrigo., C.; Danansuriya, M.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (BioMed Central, 2017)

BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka has been free from indigenous malaria since November 2012 and received the WHO certificate for malaria-free status in September 2016. Due to increased global travel, imported malaria cases continue ...
Non-specific occupational health conditions among brass workers at Gadaladeniya, Sri Lanka

Jayawardana, P. L. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2004)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of exposure to metal dusts, fumes and high temperature levels among brass workers in comparison to a control group. STUDY DESIGN: Analytical cross-sectional study. METHODOLOGY: One hundred ...

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