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Knowledge, Attitudes, Self-Reported Adherence to Antibiotics and Their Associated Factors among Undergraduate University Students in Sri Lanka: An Online Survey
(2022-09-29)Antibiotic resistance (ABR) occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of antibiotics. These bacteria become resistant to antibiotics and may infect humans and animals. Therefore, present descriptive cross-sectional ... -
Knowledge, Attitute and Practices of Dietary Management among Ischemic Heart Diseases (IHD) Patients
(2018)Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has become a major cause of deaths in the world. Unhealthy dietary pattern is an indirect risk factor which causes obesity, hyperlipidemia and high blood pressure. Assessment of knowledge, ... -
Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices Regarding Pap Smear Screening Test among School Teachers in Sri Jayewardenepura Educational Zone in Western Province, Sri Lanka
(2018)Cervical cancer is a female genital cancer, the fourth most frequent one in women. Primary cause of cervical cancers is recurrent infection with one or more of the oncogenic types of Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Cervical ... -
Knowledge, Practice and Factors Affecting Healthcare-Associated Infection Control among Intensive Care Nurses at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka Colombo
(2021)Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing health care associated infections and it can also affect at any time people receiving their medical treatments. Without controlling infections, it may lead to ... -
Knowledge, Practices, and Self-Reported Symptoms of Menstrual Irregularities among Female University Students in Sri Lanka: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
(2022-09-29)Menstrual irregularities are important in terms of female reproductive health. However, it is poorly addressed in developing countries like Sri Lanka especially in school level and above. The present descriptive ... -
Laboratory Investigation of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis in Children with Diarrhoea; A Hospital Based Study
(2015)This study was conducted to determine the proportion of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infected children less than 12 years of age with diarrhoea and to identify the source of drinking water, level of hygiene in food preparation ... -
Lack of in vitro antihyaluronidase activity of methanolic leaf extract of Indigofera tinctoria L and methanolic stem bark extract of Stereospermum suaveolens DC
(2015-01-31)Objective: To assess the antihyaluronidase activity of methanolic leaf extract of Indigofera tinctoria L (I. tinctoria) (family: Fabaceae/Leguminosae) and stem bark extract of Stereospermum suaveolens ... -
Land Doctrine for Sri Lanka; In Anticipation of Future Threats to the National Security to Sri Lanka
(21/08/2014)The Indian Ocean region has always been a sensitive and a complicated area in Geo-political, Geo-strategy, Geo-economic and Geo-cultural point of view. Situated in right middle of this mighty Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka's ... -
Landscape as a Tool in Achieving “Adaptive Comfort”, a Study on Multi-Storied Residential Buildings in Tropics
(2015)Maintaining indoor thermal and visual comfort has become the basic means of energy consuming modes in residential buildings in tropical climates. The amount of energy consumption in domestic building activities per year ... -
Landslide for Education; A Case Study from the Mitigated Landslide at Kahagalla, Haputhale
(2023-09-07)Sri Lanka is a well-known country experiencing landslide disasters which are most com- mon. Hence, awareness or education in landslide hazards and disasters must be well established in the country. The importance of ... -
Landslide for Education; A Case Study from the Mitigated Landslide at the Kahagalla, Haputhale
(2023-09)This study focuses on the Kahagalla landslide mitigated site, an exemplary landslide mitigation and management project. The purpose of this study is to provide valuable insights from the Kahagalla landslide mitigated site, ... -
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping using Association Rule Mining Based Apriori Algorithm and Multiple Clustering Algorithms
(2019)Haphazard development activities on mountain slopes and inadequate attention to construction aspects have led to increasing landslides and sustaining damages to the lives and the infrastructure. According to the National ...