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View article: A multi-country comparison between mobile phone surveys and face-to-face household surveys to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases behavioural risk factors in low- and middle-income settings
A multi-country comparison between mobile phone surveys and face-to-face household surveys to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases behavioural risk factors in low- and middle-income settings Open
Background Although mobile phone surveys (MPS) are routinely used to collect health information in high-income countries, concerns remain about the impact of bias on population-level estimates in low-income settings and validation studies …
View article: A rare case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery
A rare case of culture-negative infective endocarditis following cataract surgery Open
A 70-year-old man developed intermittent fever with chills, severe anorexia, generalized weakness, and mild exertional difficulty in breathing following posterior chamber intraocular lens replacement surgery for a mature white cataract in …
View article: Designing and Validating a Survey for National-Level Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka: Cross-Sectional Mobile Phone Surveys
Designing and Validating a Survey for National-Level Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka: Cross-Sectional Mobile Phone Surveys Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a demand for timely data, resulting in a surge of mobile phone surveys for tracking the impacts of and responses to the pandemic. Mobile phone surveys have become a preferred mode of data coll…
View article: Designing and Validating a Survey for National-Level Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka: Cross-Sectional Mobile Phone Surveys (Preprint)
Designing and Validating a Survey for National-Level Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka: Cross-Sectional Mobile Phone Surveys (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a demand for timely data, resulting in a surge of mobile phone surveys for tracking the impacts of and responses to the pandemic. Mobile phone surveys have become a preferred mode of data col…
View article: Leveraging mobile phone surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador and Sri Lanka: Methods, timeline and findings
Leveraging mobile phone surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador and Sri Lanka: Methods, timeline and findings Open
Effective and rapid decision making during a pandemic requires data not only about infections, but also about human behavior. Mobile phone surveys (MPS) offer the opportunity to collect real-time data on behavior, exposure, knowledge, and …
View article: Active screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka
Active screening of patients with diabetes mellitus for pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka Open
End TB strategy by the WHO suggest active screening of high-risk populations for tuberculosis (TB) to improve case detection. Present study generates evidence for the effectiveness of screening patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) for Pulm…
View article: From Salt to Stroke—Evaluation of a Media Campaign for Sodium Reduction in Philadelphia
From Salt to Stroke—Evaluation of a Media Campaign for Sodium Reduction in Philadelphia Open
Excess dietary sodium contributes to the burden of chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. Media-based health education campaigns are one strategy to raise awareness among populations at greater risk for stroke, inclu…
View article: Combating non-communicable diseases during COVID-19 pandemic
Combating non-communicable diseases during COVID-19 pandemic Open
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View article: An Assessment of Health Hazards in Urban Communities: A Study of Spatial Temporal Variations and Trends of Dengue Epidemic in Colombo, Sri Lanka
An Assessment of Health Hazards in Urban Communities: A Study of Spatial Temporal Variations and Trends of Dengue Epidemic in Colombo, Sri Lanka Open
Dengue is an epidemic which is spread by Aedes egyptai and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.According to the records of World Health Organization one third of the world population are exposed to dengue.As a tropical country, Sri Lanka is also s…