Gajarishiyan Rasalingam

Gajarishiyan Rasalingam
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  • MBBS, MPH (UK), M.FMed (Edin)
  • Medical Doctor at University of Edinburgh

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Introduction
My Research focus is Non-Communicable disease, in area of Children and Adolescents. Studies saws that 70% of premature deaths in Adults are linked back the the risk factors exposures during the adolescents. Currently I am working on How the Second-Hand smoking is impacting on the Mental and Behavioral characteristic of School going children in South Asian Countries.
Current institution
University of Edinburgh
Current position
  • Medical Doctor
Additional affiliations
September 2019 - present
University of Aberdeen
Position
  • Master's Student
Description
  • Currently I am persuading the Masters in Public Health In University of Aberdeen. Learning the General Scope of Public Health including; Health system & Policy Research, Health Economics, Nutritional Challenges, Epidemiology, Statistics and evidence based health.
November 2022 - present
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Position
  • Medical Officer
September 2018 - September 2019
Asiri Group of Hospitals
Position
  • Medical Execuitive
Education
September 2021 - September 2024
University of Edinburgh
Field of study
  • Family Medicine
September 2019 - July 2020
University of Aberdeen
Field of study
  • Applied Health Science
September 2013 - July 2018
Tianjin Medical University
Field of study
  • Clinical Medicine

Publications

Publications (6)
Technical Report
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International Students Association is one of the leading and one and only organization which assist the international students of Tianjin Medical University. Most students are away from their homes to obtain a quality medical education from this university, to use their hands to heal and to be a successful person in there carrier. Currently more th...
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Background and Aims Mental health condition among adolescents is a leading cause of health‐related disability in Sri Lanka. The study aims to estimate the prevalence and evaluate the associated risk factors in three major mental health domains—loneliness, anxiety and suicidal ideation—among Sri Lankan adolescents. Methods We conducted a secondary...
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Background: Parental engagement is one of the key factors that can influence adolescents mental health status, although these associations are not fully measured in the local context. This study will estimate the prevalence and association of parental engagement with adolescents and mental health status in Sri Lanka. Method: This current study i...
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Objective: Obesity-induced Insulin Resistance (IR) is one of the main causes of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and accompanies the progression of T2DM. Serum Ferritin has been shown to be associated with IR. Infl ammation is also suggested to be involved in IR and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction. However, there is lack of enough evidence concerning...
Poster
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Mental health conditions among adolescents is a leading cause of health-related disability in Sri Lanka. This study estimates the prevalence and evaluates the factors associated with three major domains of mental health, loneliness, anxiety and suicidal ideation, among adolescents in Sri Lanka.
Technical Report
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The residents of the Sri Lanka estate sector remain the poorest and most deprived population in the country. The national survey reviled that the poverty headcount rate in the estate area was 30 %, Poverty remain the high grass root problem to malnutrition and other social deprivation of this estate society. School feeding program is an integrated...

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