BACKGROUND: The main service provider for childhood immunization in Sri Lanka
is the government sector. However, utilization of private sector for childhood
immunization is increasing rapidly. Existing national immunization ...
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Exclusive breastfeeding up to the completion of the sixth month of age is the national infant feeding recommendation for Sri Lanka. The objective of the present study was to collect data on exclusive breastfeeding ...
Background Public private partnership and intergraded services would be the future strategies for maintaining equitable and accessible health services in most of the countries. Purpose of this study was to determine the ...
Adolescent health needs, behaviours and expectations are unique and routine health care services are not well geared to provide these services. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived reproductive health ...
To assess the effectiveness and feasibility of on the job staff training and supportive supervision to improve six months Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF). A longitudinal study was conducted in a public health field practice ...
To investigate the susceptibility of Sri Lankan new entry university students to varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among new entrant medical and engineering students ...
Leptospirosis is endemic in both urban and rural areas of Sri Lanka and there had been many out breaks in the recent past. This study was aimed at validating the leptospirosis surveillance case definition, using the ...
Agampodi, Suneth B.; Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala(Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2009-07)
Key words: Exclusive breastfeeding, definitions, 24 hour recall method, strict definition)
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Incidence and predictors of onboard injuries among Sri Lankan flight attendants
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One of the main reasons for seeking abortion in Sri Lanka is insufficient spacing between births.(1) This could be partly due to deficit in postpartum contraceptive services. A hospital-based study reported that at the ...
Agampodi, Suneth B.; Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala; De Silva, Avanthi(BioMed Central Ltd., 2009-11)
Accurate interpretation of reported breastfeeding rates is essential in understanding the true picture of a country's breastfeeding status. In Sri Lanka, where the reported exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rate among infants ...
The present study was conducted to assess the prevalence and associations of mental health problems (MHPs) among adolescent schoolchildren in Sri Lanka 8 months after the tsunami disaster. A descriptive cross-sectional ...
The adult population in Sri Lanka is having high level of susceptibility for Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
infection. Among medical undergraduates, 47% are VZV seronegative. The purpose of the present study was to
determine ...