The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study

RC Franklin, AE Peden, EB Hamilton… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related mortality globally. Unintentional
drowning (International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 codes W65-74 and ICD9 E910) …

Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 …

SL James, LR Lucchesi, C Bisignano… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Past research has shown how fires, heat and hot substances are important
causes of health loss globally. Detailed estimates of the morbidity and mortality from these …

[PDF][PDF] Intimate partner violence in Sri Lanka.

AC Jayatilleke, KC Poudel, J Yasuoka… - Bioscience …, 2010 - researchgate.net
To describe the current situation of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Sri Lanka, and to
propose possible interventions to prevent IPV, we performed a literature survey for articles …

Burden of injury along the development spectrum: associations between the Socio-demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global …

JA Haagsma, SL James, CD Castle… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background The epidemiological transition of non-communicable diseases replacing
infectious diseases as the main contributors to disease burden has been well documented …

[HTML][HTML] Training Sri Lankan public health midwives on intimate partner violence: a pre-and post-intervention study

AC Jayatilleke, K Yoshikawa, J Yasuoka, KC Poudel… - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background In many developing countries, intimate partner violence (IPV) training is not
available for health providers. As a pioneer among developing countries, in 2009, the Sri …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 blind spots: A consensus statement on the importance of competent political leadership and the need for public health cognizance

TJ Papadimos, SE Soghoian… - Journal of Global …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, important discoveries and considerations emerge
regarding the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pathogen; its …

[HTML][HTML] Road traffic crashes, injury and fatality trends in Sri Lanka: 1938-2013

SD Dharmaratne, AU Jayatilleke… - Bulletin of the World …, 2015 - SciELO Public Health
Objective To analyse trends in road traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities over 75 years in Sri
Lanka. Methods Data on road traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities between 1938 and 2013 …

Wives' attitudes toward gender roles and their experience of intimate partner violence by husbands in Central Province, Sri Lanka

A Jayatilleke, KC Poudel, K Sakisaka… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors conducted a community based, cross-sectional study to describe the
prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) by husbands and the association between …

Primary school teachers' readiness in identifying children with dyslexia: A national survey in Sri Lanka

WANN Peries, B Indrarathne, BDW Jayamanne… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Primary school teachers should be able to identify struggling learners who may have
dyslexia type learning difficulties, in order to facilitate early intervention. Considering this …

Working conditions of bus drivers in the private sector and bus crashes in Kandy district, Sri Lanka: a case–control study

AU Jayatilleke, S Nakahara… - Injury …, 2009 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Objective: To explore the effects of working conditions of private-bus drivers on bus crashes
in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. Methods: A case–control study was carried out from August to …