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Regional Health Forum, Vol. 3, No. 1

Perera, B. (World Health Organization, 1998)
Sexual Behaviour of Advanced Level Students in Southern Sri Lanka

Perera, B.; Fonseka, P.H.G. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 1998-12-30)

Objectives: To identify the prevalence of different types of sexual experiences among advanced Level students in the district of Galle in Sri Lanka and to identify the students' attitudes and skills in condom use. ...
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 ...
Satisfaction of Drug Addicts Rehabilitated in the Centers in the Galle District 2004

De Silva, P.V. (2004)
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 ...
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 ...
Smoking in Adults in Sri Lanka: Prevalence and Attitudes

Perera, B.; Fonseka, P.; Ekanayaka, R.; Lelwala, E. (Sage Journals, 2005-01)

A questionnaire was administered to 1565 adults to identify the prevalence of smoking and to assess respondents' attitudes toward smoking. Of men 41% were yearly smokers, 27.8% were monthly smokers and 21% were daily ...
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 Behavior of Young Adults in Sri Lanka: Implications for HIV Prevention

Perera, B.; Reece, M. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2006-07-01)

While many Asian countries have been challenged by an increasingly high incidence of HIV infection, Sri Lanka has not been among those most impacted to date. However, little is known about sexual behaviors in this country, ...
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 ...
Occupational Health Problems Life Style and Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Burnout among Female Primary School Teachers in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

De Silva, P.V. (2007)

A descriptive cross sectionals study was carried out among the 660 female primary school teachers of the Southern Province using a self-administered questionnaire. According to the findings of this study, the prevalence- ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Impact of the Tsunami on Hospitalization at the Tertiary care Hospital in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

Truls Ostbye; Ponnamperuma, T.T.; Fernando, N.; Abeygunawardena, V.; Wijayasiri, W. A. A.; Jodi J Chen; Woods, Christopher W. (American Journal of Disaster Medicine, 2008-05)

Objective: Sri Lanka's human, physical, social, and economic resources suffered a massive impact after the tsunami of December 26, 2004. To assist in preparing for future disasters, the authors sought to characterize the ...
Prevalence and Correlates of Physical and Emotional Abuse Among Late Adolescents

Perera, B.; Truls, Ostbye; Lelwala, E.; Ariyananda, P.L. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2009-04-21)

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of physical and emotional abuse reported by late adolescent school children in southern Sri Lanka, and to identify demographic and behavioural correlates of such abuse. Method 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 ...
Childhood Characteristics and Personal Dispositions to Sexually Compulsive Behavior Among Young Adults

Perera, B.; Reece, Michael; Monahan, Patrick; Billingham, Robert; Finn, Peter (Taylor & Francis Group, 2009-06-05)

This study explored possible associations between two personal tendencies “sexual compulsivity” and “sexual sensation seeking,” and self-esteem, family environmental conditions and sexual abuse experiences during childhood ...
Relations Between Substance Use and Personal Dispositions Towards Out-of-Control Sexual Behaviors Among Young Adults

Perera, B.; Reece, Michael; Monahan, Patrick; Billingham, Robert; Finn, Peter (Taylor & Francis Group, 2009-06-23)

This paper examines the extent of associations between the two personal dispositions “sexual sensation seeking” and “sexual compulsivity,” and use of alcohol and stimulants in a sample of 539 young adults. Men scored higher ...
Drug Addicts and their Behaviour Related to Drug Addiction among the Institutionalized Addicts of the Galle District

De Silva, P.V.; Fonseka, P. (Galle Medical Association, 2009-07-29)

Background and Objectives: Drug addiction and rehabilitation of addicts have become a significant public health problem in Sri Lanka. However, relatively few studies have been carried out in drug rehabilitation centres in ...
Neighborhood Environment and Self-Rated Health among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka

Perera, B.; Truls, Ostbye; Jayawardana, C. (Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), 2009-08)

The prevalence of different neighborhood environmental stressors and associations between the stressors and self-rated health are described in a representative sample of 2,077 individuals, aged 18–85 years, in southern Sri ...

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