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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 ... -
Decompression Sickness, Intervention Study on Clinical Features of Two Study Samples Treated in a Single Hyperbaric Unit at Naval Hospital Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Decompression sickness (DCS) is a 100% treatable occupational health hazard related to diving activities. Physiopathology is bubbles forming in tissue or blood from dissolved Nitrogen on ascent if time and/or depth of ... -
Analysis of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 in a Cohort of Patients with Colorectal Cancers in Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent cancers globally, accounting for nearly 10% of all cancers. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels have been reported to increase in CRC patients. The ... -
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 ... -
Physical Activity and Associated Factors on Work-Related Stress of Bank Officers in a Government Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Stress is the feeling of being overwhelmed or being unable to cope with mental, and emotional pressure. Employment in a bank can be stressful due to increased screen time, feeling of confinement and uniformity during ... -
High Fluoride Exposure may be Associated with Subclinical Renal Injury in Normoalbuminuric Children: A Case Study in Padavi Sripura, Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)High Fluoride exposure levels are supposed to be a risk factor for renal injury and chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu). However, fluoride exposure and its impact on renal health are not well understood ... -
Covid-19 Infection: A Survey of Knowledge and Attitude of Non-Academic Staff in a Sri Lankan University
(2022-09-29)Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, the functioning of state Universities were hampered by a number of lockdowns. Even after two years, most of the Universities have not been fully operational due ... -
Circulating Dengue Strains During the Covid 19 Pandemic in the Western Province of Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Dengue has been considered endemic to Sri Lanka since 1989 with regular dengue epidemics. We sought to identify the dengue strains and the circulating serotypes from July 2019 to December 2021. 299 consenting patients ... -
Anthelmintic Activity of Aqueous Extracts of Cassia fistula Linn. In-vitro Study
(2022-09-29)Anthelmintic resistance is a vital issue in controlling intestinal worm infestations. The traditional medical literature reveals the anthelmintic activity of Cassia fistula Linn. (C. fistula). Hence, our study aimed to ... -
Fasting and Surgery Timing Audit in a Base Hospital in Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Prolonged fasting can lead to many complications apart from patient discomfort such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, delayed recovery, postoperative nausea and vomiting and poor patient outcome. This study was aimed ...