Epidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in three suburban areas of Matara, Sri Lanka

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Weerasooriya, T. R. Weerasooriya
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis ◽  
Suburban Areas

Epidemiology of bancroftian filariasis in three suburban areas of Matara, Sri Lanka

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Weerasooriya ◽  
T. R. Weerasooriya ◽  
N. K. Gunawardena ◽  
W. A. Samarawickrema ◽  
E. Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis ◽  
Suburban Areas

scholarly journals Comprehensive Assessment of a Hotspot with Persistent Bancroftian Filariasis in Coastal Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramakrishna U. Rao ◽  
Sandhya D. Samarasekera ◽  
Kumara C. Nagodavithana ◽  
Charles W. Goss ◽  
Manjula W. Punchihewa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis

scholarly journals P5.12 Knowledge and awareness among cervical cancer preventing vaccine among women in suburban areas in sri lanka

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eashaan Maneendra Dassanayaka ◽  
EASI Edrisinghe ◽  
KAMJ Perera ◽  
WGWGC Bandara ◽  
SN Silva
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Suburban Areas

scholarly journals The Sensitivity of Urban Heat Island to Urban Green Space—A Model-Based Study of City of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Atmosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dikman Maheng ◽  
Ishara Ducton ◽  
Dirk Lauwaet ◽  
Chris Zevenbergen ◽  
Assela Pathirana
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Urban Heat ◽  
The Impact

Urbanization continues to trigger massive land-use land-cover change that transforms natural green environments to impermeable paved surfaces. Fast-growing cities in Asia experience increased urban temperature indicating the development of urban heat islands (UHIs) because of decreased urban green space, particularly in recent decades. This paper investigates the existence of UHIs and the impact of green areas to mitigate the impacts of UHIs in Colombo, Sri Lanka, using UrbClim, a boundary climate model that runs two classes of simulations, namely urbanization impact simulations, and greening simulations. The urbanization impact simulation results show that UHIs spread spatially with the reduction of vegetation cover, and increases the average UHI intensity. The greening simulations show that increasing green space up to 30% in urban areas can decrease the average air temperature by 0.1 °C. On the other hand, converting entire green areas into urban areas in suburban areas increases the average temperature from 27.75 °C to 27.78 °C in Colombo. This demonstrates the sensitivity of UHI to vegetation cover in both urban and suburban areas. These seemingly small changes are average grid values and may indicate much higher impacts at sub-grid levels.

Abstract #604: Detection of Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Anthropometric Measures in Adults Living in an Urban Setting in Sri Lanka

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 114-115
Author(s):  
Kavinga Gunawardane ◽  
Noel Somasundaram ◽  
Neil Thalagala ◽  
Pubudu Chulasiri ◽  
Sudath Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Anthropometric Measures

Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation in Sri Lanka

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudath Samaraweera ◽  
Athula Sumathipala ◽  
Sisira Siribaddana ◽  
S. Sivayogan ◽  
Dinesh Bhugra
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
General Population ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
National Average ◽  
The West ◽  
Suicide Methods ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Completed Suicide ◽  
The World

Background: Suicidal ideation can often lead to suicide attempts and completed suicide. Studies have shown that Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world but so far no studies have looked at prevalence of suicidal ideation in a general population in Sri Lanka. Aims: We wanted to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation by randomly selecting six Divisional Secretariats (Dss) out of 17 in one district. This district is known to have higher than national average rates of suicide. Methods: 808 participants were interviewed using Sinhala versions of GHQ-30 and Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Of these, 387 (48%) were males, and 421 (52%) were female. Results: On Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation, 29 individuals (4%) had active suicidal ideation and 23 (3%) had passive suicidal ideation. The active suicidal ideators were young, physically ill and had higher levels of helplessness and hopelessness. Conclusions: The prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka is lower than reported from the West and yet suicide rates are higher. Further work must explore cultural and religious factors.

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