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Association between functional abdominal pain disorders and asthma in adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Kumari, M.V.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Amarasiri, L.; Rajindrajith, S. (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2018)

AIM: To find the association between asthma and different types of functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) among teenagers. METHOD : A cross-sectional study was conducted among 13 to 15-year-old children from six ...
Effectiveness of providing health education to caregivers of hospitalized children with asthma for the prevention of recurrent attacks: a quasi-randomized trial

Perera, N.; Abeysena, C. (Informa Healthcare, 2020)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of health education intervention for caregivers of children with asthma, focused on preventing recurrent attacks and improving knowledge. METHODS: A quasi-randomized trial of 177 ...
Factors affecting the compliance of SLMA asthma prophylactic guidelines in children

Karunasekera, K.A.W.; Perera, K.P.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2001)

INTRODUCTION: Guidelines to use prophylactic drugs in childhood asthma were laid down by SLMA in 1995. Yet a fair number of children we come across in clinical practice are not on prophylactic agents, though they are ...
Knowledge on primary and secondary prevention of asthma among caregivers of asthmatic children admitted to paediatric wards in Gampaha District.

Perera, N.; Abeysena, C. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka., 2019)

INTRODUCTION: Asthma is considered to be one of the major public health problems. The accurate knowledge of caregiver on asthma is important for the management. OBJECTIVES: To describe the knowledge on primary and secondary ...
Peristaltic dysfunction in asthma is secondary to increased Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux

Amarasiri, L.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Ranasinha, C.D.; de Silva, A.P.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, H.J. (American Gastroenterological Association(AGA) Institute, Published by Elsevier Inc., 2010)

BACKGROUND: Vagal dysfunction and prolonged intra-oesophageal acidification cause oesophageal hypomotility. Asthmatics have ineffective oesophageal motility, but demonstrate increased vagal activity. Whether oesophageal ...
Prevalence and correlates of asthma among selected garment factory workers at the Free Trade Zone, Ekala

Jayawardana, P.; Abeysena, C. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2015)

Objective To determine prevalence of bronchial asthma (BA) and its correlates and respiratory functions among selected garment factory workers (GFW) at the Free Trade Zone, Ekala. Methods This consisted of a cross sectional ...
Prevalence of asthma and atopic symptoms in children aged 5-11 years

Karunasekera, K.A.W.; Perera, K.P.J.; Perera, M.T.P.R.; Abeynarayana, J. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2003)

OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence of asthma and atopic symptoms in a group of school children aged 5-11years and to look at prevalence of usage of asthma medications. SETTING: Three schools in Gampaha District in August 1998. ...
Prevalence of asthma and atopy among primary school children

Karunasekera, K.A.W.; Perera, K.P.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2001)

INTRODUCTION : Prevalence of asthma and atopy among school children in Sri Lanka is not known. Objectives : To estimate prevalence of asthma and atopy in children between 5-11 years and to determine the influence of sex ...
Prevalence of asthma and comparison of ventilator capacity of asthmatics (when free of asthma) and non asthmatics among workers in selected garment factories

Abeysena, C.; Jayawardana, P.; Wickramasinha, W.P.K.; Dassanayake, I.S. (College of the Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)

INTRODUCTION: Asthma has been reported to be common among garment factory workers. Objective: To determine the prevalence of asthma and to compare the lung functions among asthmatics and non asthmatics among garment factory ...
The Prevalence of asthma in Sri Lankan adults

Amarasiri, D.L.; Undugodage, U.C.M.; Silva, H.K.M.S.; Sadikeen, A.; Gunasinghe, W.; Fernando, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Gunasekera, K.D. ((Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2016)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Data on adult asthma is scarce in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms amongst adults in the general population. METHODS: A multi-centered, ...
The Prevalence of reflux oesophagitis in adult asthmatics

Amarasiri, L.; Ranasinha, C.D.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley- Blackwell, 2009)

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Asthma and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease are known to be associated. The severity of asthma is related to the degree of reflux. This relationship has been little studied in South Asia. METHODS: ...
Quality of care in the management of asthmatic children with regard to compliance with the guidelines in in-ward setting in a district of Sri Lanka: a descriptive study

Abeysena, C.; Perera, N. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2020)

INTRODUCTION: The quality of paediatric asthma management in the in-ward settings has not been assessed in Sri Lanka. OBJECTIVES: To describe the quality of care in the management of asthmatic children with regard to ...
Rhinitis and asthma: it's one airway after all

Amarasiri, D.L.; Douglass, J. (Medicine Today Pty Limited, 2006)

The concept of `united airways disease - that allergic asthma and rhinitis are manifestations of a single inflammatory airways disease - is supported by laboratory and epidemiological studies and by treatment responses
Risk factors of childhood asthma: a Sri lankan study

Karunasekera, K.A.W.; Jayasinghe, J.A.C.T.; Alwis, L.W.G.R. (Oxford University Press, 2001)

A case-control study was carried out to evaluate the genetic and environmental risk factors of childhood asthma in a group of Sri Lankan children. Three hundred cases (admitted with symptoms of asthma) and 300 age-matched ...
The role of reflux in the genesis of respiratory symptoms in a cohort of adult asthmatics in Sri Lanka

Amarasiri, L.; Ranasinha, C.D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)

INTRODUCTION: The oesophagus and airways have a common origin. Reflux related respiratory symptoms may be triggered by aspiration of gastric refluxate into airways or a vagally mediated oesophago-tracheo-bronchial. This ...

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