On-going Research Projects

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study -3

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study -3 . The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study 3 (COTASS-3) is funded by the Medical Research Council, UK under a Nutrition-based training grant, and is conducted by the Institute for Research and Development (IRD), in collaboration with King’s College London. The training plan aims to enhance skills and capacity for…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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