Chithramalee De Silva

Biographic Data

ID7779034
NAMEChithramalee De Silva
GIVEN NAMESChithramalee
FAMILY NAMEDe Silva
SIGNATUREDE SILVA C
AFFILIATIONSMinistry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • A qualitative exploration of the Covid‐19 pandemic on health and nutrition behaviours during the first 1000 days in Sri Lanka

    Open AccessTeresa Schwendler, Upul Senarath et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    This study sought to understand reported impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child health and nutrition behaviours during the first 1000 days of life. This qualitative and participatory substudy was embedded within mixed methods formative research conducted during 2020-2022 across two urban, three rural and one estate sector site in Sri Lanka. Semi-structured interviews among caregivers of children aged 6-23 months (n = 34), influenc…

  • A comparison of observed feeding practices of infants and young children aged 6–23 months to national responsive feeding recommendations in Sri Lanka

    Open AccessTeresa Schwendler, Dhammica Rowel et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    To describe the extent to which Sri Lankan caregivers follow current national responsive feeding recommendations and the factors limiting and enabling those behaviours. Study design. This ethnographic substudy was conducted using a four-phase, mixed methods formative research design across rural, estate and urban sectors of Sri Lanka. Data collection methods. Data were collected using direct meal observations and semistructured interviews. Partic…

  • Effectiveness of an educational intervention to promote psychosocial well-being of school-going adolescents in Sri Lanka

    Open AccessP V S C Vithana, Chiranthika Vithana et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The present psychosocial intervention is effective in improving the psychosocial well-being of school adolescents, though long-term effectiveness was not assessed. It is recommended to utilise study findings in deciding to introduce the present intervention to basic and in-service teacher training packages and school curricula with necessary modifications

  • Improving access to quality family planning services in Nepal and Sri Lanka

    Open AccessRita Kabra, Manjula Danansuriya et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    Nepal and Sri Lanka ministries of health shared best practices and learnings, in a South-South learning exchange (SSLE) to improve access to quality and rights-based family planning services. The SSLE between the two countries followed a five-step methodology designed by the WHO, under the Family Planning Accelerator project. SSLE between the two countries started in January 2020 and is still continuing. Both countries started implementation of t…