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Situating Sex, Gender, and Health in South Asia

Faiz Rashid, S.; Desai, S.; Kumar, R. (Springer Nature, 2024)

This first chapter of the handbook begins with a brief account of the beginnings of scholarship and activism on sex, gender, and health, including in South Asia. It introduces key sex/gender concepts before contextualizing ...

Peeking Under the Rug: Unseen Gender Troubles in Sri Lanka’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Sector

Kumar, R. (Springer Nature Singapore, 2024)

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policies and programs are driven by agendas that are often far removed from health. These agendas, in turn, are shaped by sociopolitical forces and processes that operate at global, ...

Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in

Birn, A.E.; Kumar, R.; Arteaga-Cruz, E.; Twala, B.; Baduza, M. (Elsevier, 2023)

WHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners ...

A decolonised Commission agenda: the missing ingredients

Kumar, R.; Arya, N. (Elsevier, 2023)

The Lancet Commission on Peaceful Societies Through Health Equity and Gender Equality1 empirically establishes that progress in health equity and gender equality could nudge societies towards peace and justice. As members ...

Feasibility of Engaging Community Healthcare Workers to Identify and Enhance Subfertility Care in The Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

Raguraman, S.; Balagobi, B.; Kumaran, S.; Kiruththiga, T.; Shanmuganathan, Y.; Kanesamoorthy, S.; Arulkumaran, S. (The Jaffna Medical Association, 2024)

Subfertility is a significant global reproductive health challenge affecting approximately 1 in 6 individuals worldwide. Despite having a comprehensive healthcare system, Sri Lanka still faces challenges in providing timely ...

Developing an agenda for the decolonization of global health

McCoy, D.; Kapilashrami, A.; Kumar, R.; Rhule, E.; Khosla, R. (World Health Organization, 2023)

Colonialism, which involves the systemic domination of lands, markets, peoples, assets, cultures or political institutions to exploit, misappropriate and extract wealth and resources, affects health in many ways. In recent ...

Prevalence and associated factors of distress and coping strategies among school-going late adolescents in Kilinochchi South Educational Zone

Arumainathan, N.C.; Saravanabavan, N.; Coonghe, P.A.D. (University of Jaffna, 2024)

Background and objective: Distress significantly impacts the daily lives of adolescents by disrupting their working capacity, academic performance, and contributing to comorbidity. The development of distress is associated ...

The epidemiology of stroke in Northern Sri Lanka: A population-based descriptive cross-sectional study

Kumaran, S.; Shribavan, K.; Powsiga, U.; Sheron, V.A.; Jency Vinuja, H.M.; Arasalingam, A. (University of Jaffna, 2024)

Introduction: Stroke is a significant health concern in Sri Lanka, leading to high rates of mortality and morbidity. Healthcare must prioritize prevention and early detection to address this issue. While research on ...

Multi-morbidities, delivery outcomes, and discharge plans of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus who delivered at Teaching Hospital Jaffna

Coonghe, P.A.D.; Surenthirakumaran, R.; Guruparan, K.; Raguraman, S.; Sasrubi, S.; Tharsan, R.; Malarvarnan, S.; Saranya, N.; Muhunthan, K. (University of Jaffna, 2024)

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is common and is often accompanied with other comorbidities. This study was carried out to describe the prevalence of GDM, the presence of multi-morbidities, outcomes, ...

Why do women with early breast cancer in Northern Sri Lanka undergo mastectomy? Decision-making and ways forward

Chrishanthi, R.; Kumar, R.; Dhivya, S.T.; Gopikha, S.; Muthulingam, S.; Vengadasalam, S. (Jaffna Medical Association, 2024)

Introduction: Despite robust evidence confirming equivalent survival rates and better cosmetic outcomes with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy compared to mastectomy, the rates of mastectomy among women ...

The right to health in Sri Lanka: Challenges, contestations and Contradictions

Kumar, R. (Law and Society Trust, 2023)

Prevalence of depression among students at a Sri Lankan University: a study using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ayanthi, W.; Birgitta, E.; Surenthirakumaran, R.; Axemo, P. (BMC Public Health, 2023)

Ragging, a Form of University Violence in Sri Lanka—Prevalence, Self-Perceived Health Consequences, Help-Seeking Behavior and Associated Factors

Ayanthi, W.; Birgitta, E.; Shirin, Z.; Surenthirakumaran, R.; Axemo, P. (MDPI, 2022)

Global Governance for Improved Human, Animal, and Planetary Health: The Essential Role of Schools and Programs of Public Health

Middleton, J.; Biberman, D.; Magana, L.; Saenz, R.; Yun Low, W.; Adongo, P.; Kolt, G.S; Surenthirakumaran, R. . (Public Health Reviews, 2021)

Implementation of a non-randomized controlled trial of yoga-based intervention to reduce behavioural issues in early adolescent school-going children in Sri Lanka

Sivashankar, J.T.; Surenthirakumaran, R.; Doherty, S.; Nalini, S. (BMC, 2022)

Generalisability of and lessons learned from a mixed-methods study conducted in three low- and middle-income countries to identify care pathways for atrial fibrillation

Gooden, T.E.; Wang, J.; Carvalho, C.G.; Antony Sheron, V.; Kumarendran, B.; Nirantharakumar, K.; Surenthirakumaran, R. (Taylor & Francis, 2023)

Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Healthcare Utilization in Post-conflict Primary Care Attendees in Northern Sri Lanka

Doherty, S.; Sureshkumar, D.S.; Thayakaran, R.; Surenthirakumaran, R. (2022)

Prevalence of mental health problems and associated factors among the school students aged 13-15 years in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

Surenthirakumaran, R.; Kumaran, S.; Coonghe, P.A.D. (2021)

Health care professionals’ perceptions about atrial fbrillation care in the Brazilian public primary care system: a mixed-methods study

Unknown author (BMC, 2022)

Factors associated with knowledge of hypertension among hypertensive patients at the Teaching hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Thanusika, N.; Bandara, A.G.D.I.; Thuvaragan, S.; Guruparan, M.; Surenthirakumaran, R. (University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka, 2023)

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