Browsing by Subject "Sri Lanka"
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Aging in South Asia: Attitudes/Beliefs of Elders in Southern India and Long-Term Care of the Elderly in Southern Sri Lanka
(2013)Developing nations in Asia are posed to experience a significant increase in the population of older adults living in their respective societies. Over the coming decades, India, the second most populous country in the entire ... -
Antibiotic overuse for acute respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of outpatients and their physicians.
(BMC Fam Pract, 2018-03-01)BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are a common reason for antibiotic overuse worldwide. We previously showed that over 80% of outpatients presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka ... -
Chikungunya as a cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka.
(PLoS One, 2013)BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection (CHIK) in patients presenting with acute undifferentiated ... -
Chikungunya as an Emerging Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Southern Sri Lanka
(2012)<bold>Abstract<bold><bold>Objective<bold>: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of Chikungunya as an etiology of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka.<bold>Method<bold>As part of the Duke-Ruhuna ... -
Combating Forced Labor for Sri Lankan Domestic Workers in Kuwait
(2012-04-19)In 2009, 94 percent of the complaints (8,811 cases) received by the Sri Lankan Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) were registered by domestic workers overseas. At a minimum, 38 percent of these complaints (3,567 cases) ... -
Effect of Grandparent-grandchild Interaction on Socio-emotional and Cognitive Outcomes of Adolescent Grandchildren in Sri Lanka
(2015)Background: The role of grandparents has changed in response to social, economic and demographic factors, which may operate both in favour of or against the relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren. The ... -
Exploring the Attitudes and Perceptions of Assistant and Registered Medical Officers Toward their Role in Health Care Delivery in Sri Lanka
(2012)The Assistant and Registered Medical Officers (AMO/RMOs) of Sri Lanka have held a major role in health care delivery, particularly in rural areas. The Sri Lankan government decided to discontinue the AMO training program ... -
Financing Sustainable Urbanization in Sri Lanka
(The Sri Lankan Economy Charting A New Course, 2017)Urbanization and cities are expected to play an important role in Sri Lanka’s ongoing transition to become an upper middle-income country. Theory and international experience have long recognized urban areas as important ... -
Financing Sustainable Urbanization in Sri Lanka
(The Sri Lankan Economy Charting A New Course, 2017)Urbanization and cities are expected to play an important role in Sri Lanka’s ongoing transition to become an upper middle-income country. Theory and international experience have long recognized urban areas as important ... -
First Point-Prevalence Study of Inpatient Antimicrobial Use in Five Public Hospitals in Southern Sri Lanka
(2018)Objectives Inappropriate antimicrobial use is associated with adverse drug effects and antimicrobial resistance. Understanding prescribing practices is important for optimizing antimicrobial use. We investigated the prevalence, ... -
Health Concerns of Three-Wheel Drivers in Galle, Sri Lanka
(2012)Little is known about the general health concerns of three-wheel drivers, who provide an important transport service through many South Asian nations, including Sri Lanka. In order to fill this gap in the literature, a two-stage ... -
Impact of a Point-of-Care Rapid Influenza Test on Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns in Southern Sri Lanka
(2014)Background: Acute febrile respiratory illnesses, including influenza, account for a large proportion of ambulatory care visits worldwide. In the developed world, these encounters commonly result in unwarranted antibiotic ... -
Influenza Vaccination Implementation and Timing for Sri Lanka: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
(2021)Influenza causes an estimated 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness annually, along with substantial morbidity and mortality, particularly among low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The most effective way to decrease ... -
Molecular and Epidemiological Assessment of Dengue Fever in Southern Sri Lanka in 2012
(2014)The mosquito-borne dengue viruses (DENV 1, 2, 3, and 4) have a rapidly expanding geographic range and have become endemic in over 100 countries with tropical and subtropical climates, including Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, dengue ... -
Musculoskeletal symptoms among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka.
(2011)OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and their association with sociodemographic risk factors among female garment factory workers in Sri Lanka. METHODS: 1058 randomly selected female garment ... -
Non-fatal Road Traffic Crashes and Near Misses among Adolescents Aged 16-18 in Galle, Sri Lanka
(2015)Background: Sri Lanka is experiencing an epidemic of road traffic crashes and injuries but little is known about the burden among adolescents and associated risk factors. The objective of this paper is to assess the prevalence ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Two MOH Areas in Sri Lanka: A Mixed Methods Study
(2019)Background: Previous studies in Sri Lanka showed a high prevalence- 30% of postpartum depression (PPD). PPD screening using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scales (EPDS) was included in postnatal care in 2012. This study ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Injuries in Sri Lankan Rubber Tappers
(2015)Background: Approximately 30% of Sri Lankans work in the agricultural industry, with the third largest agricultural product being rubber. Rubber tapping involves repetitive and high paced work, static muscle loading, non-neutral ... -
Previously Derived Host Gene Expression Classifiers Identify Bacterial and Viral Etiologies of Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness in a South Asian Population.
(Open forum infectious diseases, 2020-06)Background:Pathogen-based diagnostics for acute respiratory infection (ARI) have limited ability to detect etiology of illness. We previously showed that peripheral blood-based host gene expression classifiers accurately ... -
Resource Needs, Availability and Use Amongst Children with Down Syndrome and their Caregivers in Galle, Sri Lanka
(2018)Background: Down Syndrome (DS) is the most commonly identified aneuploidy amongst children in Sri Lanka, with a prevalence of 76.3%. This study intended to determine the level of disability of children with DS aged 5-12, ...
