Udara Perera
Biographic Data
| ID | 7735231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Udara Perera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Udara |
| FAMILY NAME | Perera |
| SIGNATURE | PERERA U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Drexel University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8062-7038 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A multi-country comparison between mobile phone surveys and face-to-face household surveys to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases behavioural risk factors in low- and middle-income se…
BACKGROUND: Although mobile phone surveys (MPS) are routinely used to collect health information in high-income countries, concerns remain about the impact of bias on population-level estimates in low-income settings and validation studies are lacking. This study aims to compare non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factor estimates obtained from MPS and nationally representative face-to-face household surveys in six low- and middle-income settin…
Investing in the Next Generation of Maternal and Child Health Leaders
From Salt to Stroke—Evaluation of a Media Campaign for Sodium Reduction in Philadelphia
Excess dietary sodium contributes to the burden of chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. Media-based health education campaigns are one strategy to raise awareness among populations at greater risk for stroke, including African Americans. During 2014–2015, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health conducted a health education campaign using radio, print news, and transit ads, to promote awareness of the link between die…
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From Salt to Stroke—Evaluation of a Media Campaign for Sodium Reduction in Philadelphia
Excess dietary sodium contributes to the burden of chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease and stroke. Media-based health education campaigns are one strategy to raise awareness among populations at greater risk for stroke, including African Americans. During 2014–2015, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health conducted a health education campaign using radio, print news, and transit ads, to promote awareness of the link between die…
Investing in the Next Generation of Maternal and Child Health Leaders
A multi-country comparison between mobile phone surveys and face-to-face household surveys to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases behavioural risk factors in low- and middle-income se…
BACKGROUND: Although mobile phone surveys (MPS) are routinely used to collect health information in high-income countries, concerns remain about the impact of bias on population-level estimates in low-income settings and validation studies are lacking. This study aims to compare non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk factor estimates obtained from MPS and nationally representative face-to-face household surveys in six low- and middle-income settin…
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (1 works) · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (1 works) · Demography (1 works)