Suicidal behaviors are a serious but potentially preventable cause of premature death.
Increased awareness of the importance of mental health for global health has led to new …

Globally, more than a third of pregnant women are anemic, and progress in its prevention
and control is slow. Sri Lanka is a lower-middle-income country with a unique public health …

Renal functions in pregnancy undergo rapid changes, and the thresholds for normal values
are a major research gap and are still debatable. The lack of prospective population-based …

Background Adolescent fertility is a main indicator of the Sustainable Developmental Goal
(SGD) three. Although Sri Lanka is exemplary in maternal health, the utilization of Sexual …

Abstract Background The Sustainable development goals, which focus strongly on equity,
aim to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030. However, a significant cause of …

Aims We aimed to determine the effect of early pregnancy hyperglycaemia on having a large
for gestational age (LGA) neonate. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted …

Background Despite the evidence for adverse pregnancy outcomes, non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) is not routinely addressed in early pregnancy. The Fatty Liver Index (FLI) …

Objectives This study aims to describe how household economies and health service
utilisation of pregnant and postpartum women were affected during the pandemic. Design A …

Background This study aimed to determine the magnitude of and factors associated with out-
of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) during the first prenatal clinic visit among pregnant women in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged population health researchers to use remote data
collection methods to avoid faceto-face interaction. A proper assessment of the feasibility of …