• Regional Health Forum, Vol. 3, No. 1 

  Perera, B. (World Health Organization, 1998)
• Demography and Disease Related Factors Affecting Pruritus among Patients with Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Attending Tertiary Care Dermatology Unit in Sri Lanka: A Pilot Study 

  Liyanage, A.; Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; De Silva, P.V.; Akarawita, J.; Gunasekera, C.; Imafuku, S.; Lekamwasam, S. (2021)
• Community Medicine Elective Programme. Handbook for Elective Students. 

  Wijesinghe, Champa J.; De Silva, P.V. (ResearchGate, 2015-05)
• Satisfaction of Drug Addicts Rehabilitated in the Centers in the Galle District 2004 

  De Silva, P.V. (2004)
• Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP) and other Musculoskeletal Problems among Female Tea Factory Workers in Akuressa, Sri Lanka 

  De Silva, P.V.; Sanjeewa, Amila; Wellala, Manidu; Weerasena, Prasad (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2011-09-08)

  Objectives Ceylon tea is the main traditional export of Sri Lanka. Most of the workers in tea factories are females. It has been reported that these females are commonly complaining musculoskeletal pain in multiple sites ...
• The Assistant Medical Officer in Sri Lanka: mid-level Health Worker in Decline 

  De Silva, P.V.; De Oliveira; Liyanage, Mahinda; Truls Ostbye; Justine Strand (Taylor & Francis, 2013-09-01)

  The history of Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in Sri Lanka can be traced back to the 1860s. Their training from the beginning followed an allopathic, ‘evidence based’ model. AMOs have played a key role in rural and ...
• Evidence for the Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicines in the Management of Fibromyalgia: a Systematic Review 

  De Silva, P.V.; El-Metwally, Ashraf; Ernst, Edzard; Lewith, George; Macfarlane, Gary J. (Oxford University Press, 2010-06-01)

  Objective. To critically evaluate the evidence regarding complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) taken orally or applied topically for the treatment of FM. Methods. Randomized controlled trials of FM using CAMs, ...
• Youth in Sri Lanka: Sexual Behaviors and the Challenges of HIV Prevention 

  Perera, B.; Reece, Michael; Billingham, Robert (The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA, 2002-11-13)

  Introduction: HIV/AIDS incidence continues to rise in many developing countries, and the development of effective prevention efforts is challenged by limited data on the social and cultural factors that influence sexual ...
• Higher Rates of Depressive Symptoms in Sri Lankan Students: implications for Health Promotion 

  Perera, B. (Prevention Resource Center, 2004-11-06)

  Introduction: Understanding nature and prevalence of mental disorders and disabilities in school children are imperative to formulate strategies and policies in health promotion targeted at this population. There are few ...
• College Women's Rankings of the Most Undesirable Marriage and Family Forms 

  Billingham, Robert; Perera, B.; Nicole A., Ehlers (Project Innovation, 2005-12)

  The purpose of the study was to investigate college women's were unwillingness to participate in 24 alternative marital and family forms. Data were collected through the use of anonymous questionnaires distributed in ...
• Sexual abuse Experience among late Adolescents in Sri Lanka: the Role of Gender and Family-income 

  Perera, B.; Truls Ostbye; Ariyananda, P.L.; Woods, Christopher W. (ResearchGate, 2007-11-06)

  Objectives: Child sexual abuse is a serious and a common public health problem worldwide. There are limited epidemiological data pertaining to child sexual abuse in Sri Lanka, and this study sought to explore the role of ...
• Generativity, Self-rated Health and Smoking Behavior of Older People in Sri Lanka 

  Perera, B.; Wickramarachchi, B. (The International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018-03-01)

  Background: Sri Lanka has one of the fastest aging populations in Asia. Smoking may increase older peoples' risk of developing chronic diseases including cognitive impairments and depression. This study investigated the ...
• Gender Differences in Suicidal Ideation and Deliberate Self-harm among Adolescents in Sri Lanka 

  Perera, B.; Fernando, N.; Truls Ostbye; Woods, Christopher; Abeygunawardena, V. (ResearchGate, 2007-11)

  Objectives: Gender plays an important role in the psychological well-being of adolescents. This study compared the prevalence of suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm in adolescent males and females in a coastal ...
• Dietary Behavior among Young People in Southern Sri Lanka: implications for Sustainable Diet 

  Perera, B.; Fernando, S.; Wickramarachchi, B. (International Journal of Family & Community Medicine, 2017-10-24)

  Chronic diseases have become a major threat to health of young people, and poor dietary habits are found to be one of the major modifiable risk factors of such chronic diseases. A cross sectional survey was conducted in a ...
• Alcohol use Behavior among Undergraduates: a Cross-cultural Comparison Between the United States and Sri Lanka 

  Perera, B.; Torabi, Mohammad R. (Med Public Health, 2012-07-01)

  In this study, the alcohol use behaviors and associated factors of US and Sri Lankan undergraduates were compared. A sample of 515 US (63% female) and 583 Sri Lankan (54% female) undergraduates were surveyed using a ...
• Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Abuse Reported by Late Adolescent School Children in Sri Lanka 

  Perera, B.; Truls Ostbye (De Gruyter, 2009-06-01)

  Despite emerging evidence that child sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant health problem in Sri Lanka, few studies have been undertaken to understand the scope and associated factors of CSA. Objective: To identify the ...
• Preliminary Study of Smoking and Alcohol use among Students in Southern Sri Lanka 

  Perera, B.; Torabi, Mohammad R. (SAGE Publications, 2004-06)

  455 students, ages 15-19 years and living in a southern district of Sri Lanka, were self-administered a questionnaire to identify the prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use and to assess student attitudes toward the alcohol ...
• Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents in Sri Lanka: prevalence and Behavioral Correlates 

  Perera, B.; Orabi, Mohammad R.; Jayawardana, G.; Pallethanna, N. (Elsevier, 2006-07-01)

  A cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 891 adolescents in Sri Lanka revealed that 57.7% of the participants were having elevated depressive symptoms. Alcohol use, smoking, and low physical activity were found to ...
• Alcohol use, Related Problems and Psychological Health in College Students 

  Perera, B.; Torabi, Mohammad; Noy S Kay (Walter de Gruyter, 2011-03-09)

  This study examined the prevalence of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, psychological distress, anxiety and depression mood and the relationship between these variables in a sample of 534 college students in the USA. ...
• Suicidal Ideation and Psychological Wellbeing of Adolescents in Galle Education Division 

  Lokanwaththa, C.S.; Ponnamperuma, T.T. (Galle Medical Association, 2020-12-30)

  Introduction: Suicide is a global health problem affecting individuals of all ages. Sri Lanka shows a high suicide rate with a considerable number reporting from young age group. As suicidal ideation are present in victims ...

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