The present study was conducted in Bope-Poddala MOH area of Galle district, Sri Lanka to assess the knowledge and practices regarding complementary feeding of babies' age 6-24 months. A descriptive cross sectional study ...

Venous blood tests perform a major role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the health setting. The knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare staff has an impact on proper venous blood sample collection ...

Government spends a huge amount of money on health. Although the government spends considerably, the patients also have to spend while they stay in a government hospital. To study the expenditure on drugs and investigations ...

Trauma is a leading cause of hospitalization. Epidemiology of injuries, risk factors and burden caused by them have not been adequately studied in Sri Lanka. To study the incidence of various types of injuries, their ...

Cancer is a global health problem. Increasing incidence of cancer is observed both in developed and developing countries, including Sri Lanka. All cancer treatment options carry nutrition risk and may lead to malnutrition. Thus, ...

Epidemiological studies have found an inverse association between testosterone and coronary artery disease (CAD), while a positive association was observed between inflammation and CAD in men, but the relationships are ...

Organophosphates (OP) are the most frequently involved pesticides in acute poisoning. Paraquat (PQ) poisoning has the highest case fatality. As the mechanism of PQ toxicity includes free radical generation, antioxidants ...