Efficacy of a limb-care regime in preventing acute adenolymphangitis in patients with lymphoedema caused by bancroftian filariasis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka

2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 487-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Wijesinghe ◽  
A. R. Wickremasinghe ◽  
S. Ekanayake ◽  
M. S. A. Perera
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis

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

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

Comparative efficacy of house curtains impregnated with permethrin, lambdacyhalothrin or bendiocarb against the vector of bancroftian filariasis, Culex quinquefasciatus, in Matara, Sri Lanka

1996 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirani V. Weerasooriya ◽  
C.S. Munasinghe ◽  
Malka P.S. Mudalige ◽  
C.F. Curtis ◽  
W.A. Samarawickrema
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Culex Quinquefasciatus ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis ◽  
Comparative Efficacy

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

Anopheles (Cellia) jamesii: a potential natural vector of Bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka

1991 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 644
Author(s):  
W. Abeyewickreme ◽  
Prasad Wanniarachchi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis ◽  
Natural Vector

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.

Suicide on the Indian Subcontinent

Crisis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murad M. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Formidable Challenge ◽  
Causative Factors

Summary: The Indian subcontinent comprises eight countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives) and a collective population of more than 1.3 billion people. 10% of the world's suicides (more than 100,000 people) take place in just three of these countries, viz. India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. There is very little information on suicides from the other four countries. Some differences from suicides in Western countries include the high use of organophosphate insecticides, larger numbers of married women, fewer elderly subjects, and interpersonal relationship problems and life events as important causative factors. There is need for more and better information regarding suicide in the countries of the Indian subcontinent. In particular, studies must address culture-specific risk factors associated with suicide in these countries. The prevention of this important public health problem in an area of the world with myriad socio-economic problems, meager resources, and stigmatization of mental illness poses a formidable challenge to mental health professionals, policy makers, and governments of these countries.

Sri Lanka: Political violence and ethnic conflict.

1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 771-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Rogers ◽  
Jonathan Spencer ◽  
Jayadeva Uyangoda
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Ethnic Conflict
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