A PathmeswaranR JayatissaS SamarasingheA FernandoRP de SilvaRO ThattilNR de SilvaThe Sri Lanka Medical AssociationPathmeswaran A, Jayatissa R, Samarasinghe S, Fernando A, de Silva RP, Thattil RO, de Silva NR. Health status of primary schoolchildren in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Med J 2005;50:...
However, knowledge gaps remain in terms of risk factors involved in infection transmission. The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors associated with STH infections in schoolchildren living in rural Honduras. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among Honduran rural schoolchildren...
If the international community, particularly Sri Lanka’s debt holders, were to see this video, they would witness the real consequences of the country’s economic crisis. This is not just a story of numbers and debts; it is about real people—children like this young girl—who are going h...
Undernutrition, manifested as stunting and/or thinness, is a major public health concern in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. Factors such as sociodemographic, economic, and dietary status influence children’s academic achievement. This study aimed to assess the association between dietary divers...
摘要: Background. Little is known about the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Sri Lanka and nothing is known about its prevalence in children. Therefore the prevalence of H. pylori in a group of school children in Sri Lanka was determined.关键词:...
Intended for children aged 3 to 12 years, the programme focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. Students participate in four to six 'Units of Inquiry' per year. To ensure that children acquire a broad base of knowledge...
without limiting to particular sociological or political categories the significance of this repeated mobility on their lives. Consequently, here, the expression “children in repeated mobility” may include refugee children as well as those of highly skilled families. As we will see, the term “repe...
Socio-cultural malnutrition in the estate sector of Sri Lanka. 3.. influence of parental demographic and economic factors on the nutritional status of pre-... 3.. influence of parental demographic and economic factors on the nutritional status of pre-school childrenacyl thiazolidinone CE Liyanage...
We aimed to examine outcomes, moderators and mediators of a preventive school-based mental health intervention implemented by paraprofessionals in a war-affected setting in northern Sri Lanka. A cluster randomized trial was employed. Subsequent to screening 1,370 children in randomly selected schools, ...
The results show the following insights: Age has a significant positive impact on children’s choice of bicycles and buses. The improvements in road layout and facility conditions are significantly and positively associated with children’s choice of electric bicycles for school. There is a ...