Professor Chrishantha Abeysena
MBBS (C'bo), M.Sc (Community Medicine) (C'bo), MD (Community Medicine)(C'bo), PgDip.Stat (J'pura), BA Christian Studies (Rome), MA Buddhist Studies (Kel'ya), MA International Relations (C'bo), FRSPH, FCCP(SL)
Senior Professor
Department of Public Health
Department of Public Health
Specialization
Community Medicine
Research Interests
- Reproductive Health
- Non-communicable diseases
- Health care quality
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
Publications
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
- ChrishanthaAbeysena, SurekaChackrewarthy and Shaman Rajindrajith. "Micronutrient status and its relationship with nutritional status in preschool children in urban Sri LankaAsia Pac J ClinNutr 2014;24(1)
- Samaraweera, N. Y., H. T. C. S. Abeysena, T. Liyanage, and A. J. Taft."The quality of interaction between Public Health Nursing Sister and Public Health Midwife during supervision in Maternal and Child Health Care settings in Sri Lanka" Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 1 (2014): E6-1.
- Perera, U., and ChrishanthaAbeysena. "Prevalence of overweight and obesity in grade five students in schools of Gampaha medical officer of health area."Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka19, no. 2 (2014): 11-16.
- Perera, M. N., and H. T. C. S. Abeysena. "Evidence update on the use of inhaled corticosteroids in the management of bronchial asthma." Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 1, no. 1 (2014): E5-1.
- Ariyarathne, N., and H. T. C. S. Abeysena. "Secondary preventive measures adopted in the management of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome admitted to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka." Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 1, no. 1 (2014): E2-1.
- Abeysena C, Poddalgoda I. Quality of reporting clinical trials published in five leading Sri Lankan medical journals. J Evid Based Med. 2013 Nov;6(4):243-9. doi: 10.1111/jebm.12069. PubMed PMID: 24325418.
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P, Wickremasinghe R, Wickramasinghe U. Evidence-based medicine knowledge, attitudes, and practices among doctors in Sri Lanka. J EvidBased Med. 2010 May;3(2):83-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2010.01077.x. Epub 2010 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 21349049.
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P, Peiris U. Factor structure and reliability of the 30-item Sinhala version of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Asian J Psychiatr.2012 Jun;5(2):150-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.02.025. Epub 2012 May 17. PubMed PMID: 22813658.
- Samarakkody DM, Jayawardana P, Abeysena C. Cause of death of Sri Lankanmigrant workers employed in the Middle East. BMJ. 2006 Oct 21;333(7573):861.PubMed PMID: 17053254; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1618473.
- Samaraweera Y, Abeysena C. Maternal sleep deprivation, sedentary lifestyle andcooking smoke: Risk factors for miscarriage: A case control study. Aust N Z J ObstetGynaecol. 2010 Aug;50(4):352-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01190.x.PubMed PMID: 20716263.
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P, SeneviratneRde A. Effect of psychosocial stressand physic al activity on low birthweight: a cohort study. J ObstetGynaecol Res. 2010 Apr;36(2):296 - 303. doi: 10.1111/j.1447 - 0756.2009.01155.x. PubMed PMID:20492380.
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P, SeneviratneRde A. Effect of psychosocial stressand physical activity on preterm birth: a cohort study. J ObstetGynaecol Res.2010 Apr;36(2):260 - 7. doi: 10.1111/j.1447 - 0756.2009.01160.x. PubMed PMID: 20492375
- Jayawardana P, Abeysena C. Respiratory health of welders in a container yard, Sri Lanka.Occup Med (Lond). 2009 Jun;5 9(4):226 - 9. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqn166.Epub 2009 Jan 2. PubMed PMID: 19122192
- Abeysena C, Jayamanna K, Dep S. Completeness of consent forms in research proposals submitted to an ethics review committee. Indian J Med Ethics. 2012 Apr - Jun;9(2):100 - 3. PubMe d PMID: 22591868
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P. Sleep deprivation, physical activity and low income are risk factors for inadequate weight gain during pregnancy: a cohort study. J ObstetGynaecol Res. 2011 Jul;37(7):734 - 40. doi: 10.1111/j.1447 - 0756.2010.0142 1.x. Epub 2011 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 21736667
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P, de A Seneviratne R. Maternal haemoglobin level at booking visit and its effect on adverse pregnancy outcome.Aust N Z J ObstetGynaecol. 2010 Oct;50(5):423 - 7. doi: 10.1111/j.1479 - 828X. 2010.01220.x. Epub 2010 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 21039374
- Abeysena C, Jayawardana P, DE A Seneviratne R. Maternal sleep deprivation is a risk factor for small for gestational age: a cohort study.Aust N Z J ObstetGynaecol. 2009 Aug;49(4):382 - 7. doi: 10.1111 /j.1479 - 828X.2009.01010.x. PubMed PMID: 19694692
- Munasinghe MA, Abeysena C, Yaddehige IS, Vidanapathirana T, Piyumal KP. Bloodsugar lowering effect of Cocciniagrandis (L.) J. Voigt: path for a new drug for diabetes mellitus.Exp Diabetes Res. 2011;2011: 978762. doi: 10.1155/2011/978762. Epub 2011 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 21822423; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3142553
- Matheson MC, Abeysena C, Raven JM, Skoric B, Johns DP, Abramson MJ, Walters EH. How have we been managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia? Intern Med J. 2006 Feb;36(2):92 - 9. PubMed PMID: 16472263
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