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Evaluation of knowledge and treatment adherence among asthmatic patients attending the clinics in selected peripheral hospitals of Batticaloa District

Abeykoon, A.M.P.P.; Wijetunge, W.M.A.L.; Priyadarshana, G.V. (FHCS, EUSL, 2020-02)

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic disease which is a life threating condition if not controlled properly. The effective management and control of the disease and prevention of severe acute attacks depend on patients’ ...
Nutritional status and dietary habits of primary school children aged 6 to 10 years of Nachchaduwa Educational Zone in Anuradhapura District

Premarathne, H M S N; Delpitiya, D G S K; Indrarathne, H S B (FHCS, EUSL, 2020-02)

Introduction: Malnutrition among children causes serious health consequences in developing countries like Sri Lanka. According to WHO , in developing countries 35.8% of primary school children indicate underweight, 42.7% ...
Assessment of knowledge regarding dengue& dengue prevention among ordinary level school students in the Kattankudy Urban Council area

Azaff Mohamed, M.; Sabra, S.F.; Yajitha, S. (FHCS, EUSL, 2020-02)

Background: Dengue is acute viral or viral hemorrhagic fever. Sri Lanka started to experience dengue outbreak since 1960. Dengue contributes to the significant morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka. So prevention and ...
Assessing the knowledge on health effects associated with smoking among advance level students at Diyathilaka Central Collage, Hanguranketha

Athawuda, A. G. D. B.; Amarasingha, A. K. D. P.; Mapagedara, K. P. B. (FHCS, EUSL, 2020)

Background: Around 80% of the 1.1 billion smokers worldwide live in low and middle income countries, where the burden of tobacco-related illness and death is heaviest. Tobacco users who die prematurely deprive their ...
Factors affecting mothers’ knowledge regarding childhood vaccination in Kattankudy MOH area

Shimra, A.L.F.; Shumaila, M.A.S.F.; Mahira, A.L.F. (2020-02)

Background: Vaccination is the administration of a substance to stimulate a protective immune response in human body. It is the most cost effective strategy used for control of life-threatening infectious diseases. It ...
Influence of pre pregnant BMI and gestational weight gain on pregnancy outcomes among mothers admitted for delivery in Teaching Hospital Batticaloa

Anoja, K.; Pojika, R.; Nithiyananthana, J.; ; (FHCS, EUSL, 2020-02)

Background: The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity among women of childbearing years have increased dramatically in the past decades. Growing evidence has highlighted the role of maternal nutritional status on ...
Assessment of proportion of ragged students, negative outcomes and perception on ragging and knowledge about anti-ragging act of Sri Lanka among first year students of Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Lalinshan, C; Thanushkanth, T; Thayani, P; ; (FHCS, EUSL, 2020-02)

BACKGROUND: Ragging is a one of the important problem facing the higher education system of most countries. It is hard to eliminate unless implementation of effective interventions which are planned according to the ...
Knowledge and barriers of cervical cancer screening among women in selected public health midwife areas in Batticaloa

Hettigedara, S. N. P.; Abiramy, P; Galappaththi, G. M. R. P.; Sihnas, M. A. F. (2019-06)

Background: The most common gynecological malignancy is the Cancer of the cervix and it is the second most frequent cancer in women worldwide. Cancer of the cervix is one of the commonest gynecological cancers in Sri Lanka. ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding Rabies among community in Santhiveli Grama Niladhary division, Kiran medical officer of health area, Batticaloa

Chandrasegaram, A; Fernando, B. I. D. H.; Sithumini, L. U. S.; Rathnayake, R. M. U. D. (2019)

Introduction:Rabies is one of the 100% fatal disease after the clinical signs developed. The goal of the Ministryof Health isto reduce the number of human deaths from rabies to zero by 2020. Community awareness and ...
Knowledge on stroke and its management among hypertensive patients attending medical clinic at Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Premathilaka, A.A.N.U.; Vathanraj, A.S.; Krishana, S (2019)

Introduction: Stroke is a worldwide health problem and a major contributor to mortality and disability in both developing and developed countries. It is the third commonest cause of death worldwide and the single largest ...
Knowledge on minor discomforts and its self-management among pregnant mothers attending to the selected Antenatal clinics, MOH area, Batticaloa

Samarakoon, S.K.S.N.; Farhana, H.M.F.; Wijerathna, K.M.S.M. (2019)

Background: Physiological, anatomical, psychological, biochemical and immunological adaptations occurs in pregnancy and as a result, mother has to face many minor discomforts. The wellbeing of pregnant ...

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