Publications by authors named "Gam Prasadi"
Caregivers are primarily responsible for the administration of Over The Counter (OTC) medications in children. This study examines the mothers' ability to determine and measure paracetamol doses for children aged between 1 and 5 years. A contrived observational study was conducted for mothers of preschool aged children at two Public Health Midwifery (PHM) areas in Southern province, Sri Lanka.
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- Acute paediatric poisoning is a significant public health issue worldwide, variation in causes and agents are linked to social and economic factors; this study focuses on Sri Lanka's rural Kurunegala district.
- The research found a higher incidence of poisoning in younger children (76 per 100,000) compared to older children (41 per 100,000), with deliberate self-poisoning rates at 18 per 100,000 for older children.
- The study concluded that primary hospital data is more reliable for understanding the true incidence of paediatric poisoning than data from tertiary referral hospitals.