Nalika Sepali Gunawardena
Biographic Data
| ID | 10409219 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nalika Sepali Gunawardena |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nalika Sepali |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunawardena |
| SIGNATURE | GUNAWARDENA N S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health Systems Analysis and Evidence, World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Adaptation and validation of the Longer-term Unmet Needs after Stroke (Luns) monitoring tool in Sri Lanka
The Sinhala version of the LUNS monitoring tool is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the unmet needs of stroke survivors. Assessment of unmet needs will add new insight into evaluation of the quantity, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare interventions received by stroke survivors in Sri Lanka
Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka
This study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. This timely and comprehensive survey would help policy makers and researchers identify the unmet needs related to adolescent injuries. Furthermore, evidence generated form the study should be given due consideration when designing school-based interventions to prevent adolescent injuries
Level of health literacy and factors associated with it among school teachers in an education zone in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The high proportions of 'limited' health literacy among school teachers in the Colombo Education Zone and the need of interventional programmes should be brought to the attention of the policy makers in the education and health sectors. Improving health literacy among teachers and adoption of the Health Promoting School concept as a evidence based path to improve health literacy should be highlighted in the advocacy efforts. Identified factors as…
Medical travellers’ perspectives in selecting in-patient services at selected private hospitals in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has clear plans to develop medical tourism as an industry. Availability of high-quality medical professionals and accredited hospitals has encouraged medical travellers to come to Sri Lanka and to expand the medical tourism industry in the country. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to describe medical travellers’ perspectives in seeking in-patient services at selected four private hospitals in Sri Lanka. Fore…
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Level of health literacy and factors associated with it among school teachers in an education zone in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The high proportions of 'limited' health literacy among school teachers in the Colombo Education Zone and the need of interventional programmes should be brought to the attention of the policy makers in the education and health sectors. Improving health literacy among teachers and adoption of the Health Promoting School concept as a evidence based path to improve health literacy should be highlighted in the advocacy efforts. Identified factors as…
Medical travellers’ perspectives in selecting in-patient services at selected private hospitals in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has clear plans to develop medical tourism as an industry. Availability of high-quality medical professionals and accredited hospitals has encouraged medical travellers to come to Sri Lanka and to expand the medical tourism industry in the country. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to describe medical travellers’ perspectives in seeking in-patient services at selected four private hospitals in Sri Lanka. Fore…
Serious non-fatal unintentional injuries among in-school adolescents in Sri Lanka
This study demonstrated that the prevalence of serious unintentional injuries among school going adolescents is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. This timely and comprehensive survey would help policy makers and researchers identify the unmet needs related to adolescent injuries. Furthermore, evidence generated form the study should be given due consideration when designing school-based interventions to prevent adolescent injuries
Adaptation and validation of the Longer-term Unmet Needs after Stroke (Luns) monitoring tool in Sri Lanka
The Sinhala version of the LUNS monitoring tool is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the unmet needs of stroke survivors. Assessment of unmet needs will add new insight into evaluation of the quantity, quality, and effectiveness of healthcare interventions received by stroke survivors in Sri Lanka
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Sri lanka (2 works) · Accreditation (1 work) · Business (1 work)