Ananda Jayasinghe

Biographic Data

ID7990345
NAMEAnanda Jayasinghe
GIVEN NAMESAnanda
FAMILY NAMEJayasinghe
SIGNATUREJAYASINGHE A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Peradeniya
ORCID0000-0002-2744-2672
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX0

  • Awareness and attitudes towards HIV/Aids among residents of Kandy, Sri Lanka

    Samidi Navaratna, Samidi Nirasha Kumari Navaratna et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    Currently, interventions for HIV/AIDS control in Sri Lanka are only carried out among the most-at-risk populations. This study was conducted to identify the level of awareness and stigma-related attitudes among the general population of Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 869 residents of 18-64 years of age in Kandy, Sri Lanka. A self-administered questionnaire was utilised to obtain information about stigma, discrimination a…

  • Religious leaders as potential advocates for HIV/Aids prevention among the general population in Sri Lanka

    Open AccessKoji Kanda, Ananda Jayasinghe et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2012

    Religious leaders in Sri Lanka may have a high potential of contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention among the general public because of their social status. In order to assess their current HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitude and the possibility of becoming community advocates of HIV/AIDS prevention, we conducted a questionnaire survey among Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian leaders in Sri Lanka in 2009. There were limited correct responses a…