Publications by authors named "T C Agampodi"
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- The study investigates the role of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in leptospirosis, a disease not well understood in relation to TLR2 involvement.
- A systematic review was conducted on various studies with 35 articles selected, analyzing TLR2's expression and its association with immune responses during leptospirosis.
- Results showed that while TLR2 was more consistently expressed in experiments, human data yielded mixed findings, indicating a need for more research on TLR2's role in human leptospirosis and its interaction with other receptors like TLR4 and TLR5.
Objectives: For healthcare professionals (HCPs) to provide optimal support for women experiencing domestic violence (DV), it is important to understand what type of support women expect from HCPs. The objective of this study was to explore what kind of support women who experienced DV in Sri Lanka expect from HCPs.
Design: A qualitative descriptive design was used.
Investigating disease awareness of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka to inform public health services: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open
November 2024
Objective: To assess community awareness of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in a disease-endemic district in Sri Lanka.
Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.
Setting: This study was conducted in selected 158 Grama Niladhari divisions covering all the 22 Divisional Secretariat areas of the Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka.
Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka.
BMJ Open
October 2024
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the productivity loss and cost due to maternal ill-health conditions and its associated factors throughout pregnancy in rural Sri Lanka.
Design: A follow-up study of women registered in the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo).
Setting: Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka.
Exploring fidelity of enactment in a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of 'gatekeeper' training for pesticide vendors in reducing self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: protocol for a multimethod qualitative study.
BMJ Open
July 2024
Introduction: Pesticide self-poisoning causes severe health and socioeconomic hardship in low- and middle-income countries, including Sri Lanka. A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) has been designed to test whether 'gatekeeper' training for pesticide vendors reduces pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka (Vendor cRCT). Ensuring intervention fidelity in RCTs is essential for consistently replicating interventions, accurately assessing their impact and improving outcomes.
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