ENHANCE Sri Lanka

Introduction Background & Rationale: Perinatal depression is depression that occurs during or after pregnancy. It has negative impacts on the health of the mother and the child. Perinatal depression, though prevalent a neglected health issue in Sri Lanka. No psychosocial interventions have been introduced to the Maternal and Child Health Programme to address perinatal depression…

COVID-19 Lived Experience Study

COVID-19 Lived Experience Study Background Study Title ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කොරෝනා (COVID-19) ආසාදනය නිසා රෝහල් ගත වී සුවය ලැබූ පුද්ගලයන්ගේ ජීවන අත්දැකීම් පිළිබඳ පර්යේෂණය COVID-19 உடன்  மருத்துவமனையில் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட  இலங்கையர்களின் அனுபவங்கள்: ஒரு கலவைமுறை ஆய்வு Lived experience of Sri Lankans hospitalized with COVID-19: A mixed methods study Introduction The novelty of the COVID-19 pandemic and scarcity of research on it,…

COVID-19 Featured

COVID-19 Diary Study

COVID-19 Diary Study Background Study Title COVID-19 පැතිරීම, ස්වයං හුදෙකළාව සහ සමාජ දුරස්ථභාවය වයස මාස 18 සිට අවුරුදු 5 දක්වා වූ දරුවන්ගේ සහ ඔවුන් රැක බලා ගන්නන්ගේ ජීවිතවලට බලපාන අයුරු ප්‍රධාන රැක බලා ගන්නාගේ දිනපොත තුළින් තේරුම් ගැනීම Understanding the impact of COVID-19 global pandemic (including self-isolation and quarantine measures) on the lives of young…

Colombo Twin & Singleton Study CoTaSS

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study – Development Project

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study – Development Project (CoTaSS 3)Study Title Causal mechanisms behind intergenerational transmission of nutritional choices and their association with metabolic risk indicators Introduction Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) globally have undergone rapid urbanisation, and changes in demography and health behaviours. Whilst life expectancy at birth for many LMICs has improved, disease…

Illness Perceptions

Illness Perceptions and Explanatory Models

Illness Perceptions & Explanatory Models in People with Type 2 Diabetes & Co-morbid Depression This ongoing study aims to explore, capture and understand models of personal illness belief and cognition among diabetics, while also assessing the presence or absence of depressive cognitions. The participants will be divided into 6 sub-groups; newly diagnosed diabetics with and…

Mental Health

Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Use

Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Use in Vavuniya District This ongoing study aims to determine the prevalence of common mental disorders, suicidal ideation, and substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs) among adolescents in Vavuniya district, which is a post conflict setting in Sri Lanka. It will also capture the attitudes of adolescents and adults…

Dementia 10/66

Dementia 10/66 Study

Dementia 10/66 Study The 10/66 Dementia Research Group is a collective of researchers carrying out population-based research into dementia, non-communicable diseases and ageing in low- and middle-income. “10/66” refers to the two-thirds (66%) of people with dementia living in low- and middle-income, and the 10% or less of population-based research that has been carried out…