Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive health (ASRH) is an integral part of wellbeing. The extent and manner of parental involvement in ASRH determine the prevention of adolescents high-risk sexual behaviours. Objective of the ...

The amount of radiation received by the patient who is undergoing X-ray examination needs to be quantified to estimate the possibility of harm. Patient doses in radiography primarily depend on the Entrance Surface Dose ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto immune disease mainly caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Few studies on familial incidence for RA have been conducted in Sri Lanka. The aims were to document ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) remains a prevalent chronic infection in the developing countries. H.pylori is an important agent associated with peptic ulcer disease, chronic gastritis and gastric malignancies. It can be ...

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is resistant to all ? lactam antibiotics and it can cause small abscess to life threatening sepsis or endocarditis. The risks of death in MRSA patients were three times ...

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 ...

The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) is a simple self-description test, based on experiential learning theory that is designed to help individuals identify the way they learn from experience. On the other hand if students ...

Intra-oral Periapical (IOPA) X-rays are the most common dental radiographs taken at the Department of Dental Radiology and which require considerable intervention of radiographer compared with the other modes of radiation ...