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Attitude and socio-demographic factors influencing on using social media responsibly among students at Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Jaffna

Pirashanth, K.; Kamalarupan, L.; Sathees, S.; Janani, T. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

In the modern era, social media have a potential impact on the student community, and it is essential that every student uses the social media responsibly as future health professionals. Lack of social media literacy ...
Practices on oral rehydration solution among the caregivers of inpatient children in two tertiary paediatric units, Kandy district

Thusthika, A.; Kudagammana, S.T. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Oral rehydration solution plays a major role in the management of diarrhoea at the home setting. Though the effectiveness of oral rehydration solution is proven, the benefit depends on proper usage. This in turn depends ...
Knowledge on school bullying and its prevention among secondary school teachers in Jaffna education zone

Narmadha, S.; Kamalarupan, L.; Nithlavarnan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Bullying among children and adolescents is recognized as a significant global public health problem, as it has serious health consequences and behavioural changes. The prevalence of bullying among school-going adolescents ...
Knowledge and practices on prevention of COVID-19 among nursing students in the Jaffna district

Thabotharan, D.; Coonghe, P.A.D.; Pathirana, H.P.Y.C. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

COVID-19 has been started to spread worldwide since December 2019. It was severely affected all countries including Sri Lanka. Nurses play a major role in caring the COVID-19 patients. As future nurses, nursing students ...
Sero-prevalence for past HEV infection among patients attending the medical wards of District General Hospital, Kilinochchi

Sarmila, V.; Murugananthan, K.; Pirasath, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of enterically transmitted acute viral hepatitis in humans and it remains as a major public health issue in developing countries. There is no published study on the prevalence ...
Attitudes and practices of young adults related to blood donation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka

Fazla, M.M.F.; Dileka, K.T.S.; Wickramasekara, K.M.H.M.; Oshana, B.V.; Piyumantha, B.V.D.; Wijekumar, P.J.; Nayanathara, R.K.A.B.; Ranadeva, N.D.K. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Blood donation can save a million lives. A reduction in the numbers of potential donors was observed during the COVID 19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, where the need for an accelerated process of blood collection has been a ...
Recreational sports activity on gross motor skill among grassroot level children – A pilot study

Ramesh, K.A.; Ramakrishnan, R. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Grassroots sport teaches how youths to lead healthy lifestyles early in their life and how to continue participating in recreational activities throughout their life. The aim of this pilot study focuses to develop ...
Practice on the herbal usage and associated factors among hypertensive patients at the Teaching hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Bandara, A.G.D.I.; Thuvaragan, S.; Guruparan, M.; Surenthirakumaran, R. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Herbs are used in the complementary and alternative medicines and they are used by patients having non-communicable diseases such as hypertension. The objective of the study was to describe the practice of herbal usage ...
Knowledge on road traffic regulations and influence of selected socio demographic and personal factors on the knowledge among the A/L students in Jaffna educational division

Anfas, M.J.M.; Kamalarupan, L.; Coonghe, P.A.D. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Road traffic accident is considered as one of the common public health problems around the world and it leads to fatal or non-fatal injuries. Especially younger generation gets affected to a greater extent due to the ...
Knowledge and dispensing practice on over the counter drugs and associated factors on them among the superintendent pharmacists in Jaffna

Ajanthan, H.A.A.; Kalki, P.; Coonghe, P.A.D. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Over the counter or non-prescription drugs are defined as a group of medicines which can be obtained without a valid prescription. Superintend pharmacists are the healthcare professionals who are often approached by ...
Prevalence and severity of premenstrual symptoms among female academic staff of University of Jaffna

Kamalarupan, L.; Sivapalan, K.; Fernando, M.U.R.N. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Premenstrual symptoms are recurrent, cyclic disorder in women at reproductive age. There are wide spectrums of physical and emotional symptoms that occur regularly during one to two weeks before the start of each ...
Physico-chemical properties and phytochemistry of the eight plant materials of Amurthashtaka kwatha

Vinodani, L.P.S.; Herath, H.M.D.R.; Hapuarachchi, S.D.; Dantanarayana, P.; Suresh, T.S.; Jayasuriya, W.J.A.B.N. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Amurthashtaka kwatha, is an Ayurvedic polyherbal formulation used in the treatment of fever associated with inflammation. It is made up of eight plants including the bark of Azadirachta indica, seeds of Holarrhena ...
Knowledge and practice on self-medication with prescription-only medicines among Allied Health Sciences students at the University of Jaffna

Wanasundara, W.A.A.M.; Zahra, M.F.F.; Coonghe, P.A.D.; Thuvaragan, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Self-medication refers to use of medicines to treat self-diagnosed diseases. Self medication of prescription-only medicines may lead to serious adverse effects on health. Allied Health Sciences students were included in ...
Effects of callisthenic exercise programme on coordinative ability and agility of university sports players

Raguvarman, V.; Ketheeswaran, K.; Ganeshanathan, K. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Calisthenics exercises range from very simple movements (like squats) to advanced movements such as muscle-ups and more complex exercises similar to gymnastics. It is proven to provide the benefits of muscular and ...
The mental stress crisis and coping strategies among the first-year female undergraduates at the selected departments of Faculty of Applied Sciences in Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka during the outbreak of Covid-19

Athukorala, G.V.; Joniton, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

With the outbreak of Covid-19, university students had a heightened risk of experiencing mental stress. The study aims to elaborate female students views and their coping strategies with the mental stress status prior, ...
Prevalence, clinical and demographic features of scrub typhus among clinically suspected typhus patients attending the District General Hospital Kilinochchi

Aarabi, K.; Murugananthan, K.; Pirasath, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Scrub typhus is a mite-borne acute febrile illness caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is an emerging infectious disease in the northern region of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi district is predominantly an agriculture-based ...
Job satisfaction and associated factors among female nurses in Killinochci General Hospital

Dilaksana, R.; Menaka, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Nursing profession plays a significant role in treating the patient at hospitals. They are expected to play several roles such as educator, counselor, health care facilitator and patient advocator. Currently, several ...
Anthropometric variables among Sri Lankan elite male athletes of team games

Buvanendiran, P. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The modern trend in the preparation of elite sportsmen is to proceed scientifically and take the help of allied sciences to achieve top-level performance in respective sports and games. The objective of the study was ...
X-ray Dosimetry for cervical spine on adults: A case study in a Provincial Hospital in Sri Lanka

Welarathna, W.D.S.D.; Sivakumar, V.; Wanninayake, W.M.N.M.B.; Sarasanandarajah, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The cervical spine X-ray is the most commonly performed projection X-ray examination in patients for the initial diagnosis of spinal complaints, tumours, fractures, and degenerative pathologies. The radiosensitive ...
State of Mental Health of the Children in Child Welfare Centers in Batticaloa District

Genoosha, N.; Arulpragasam, A.N.; Gadambanathan, T.; Karthijekan, K. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Children under institutionalised care are vulnerable to develop mental health abnormalities. This study aimed to assess the mental health of the children in child welfare centers and identify the influencing factors. ...

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