Indrakantha Welgama

• Bachelor of Medicine
• Research Fellow - Global Health at University of Birmingham

Introduction: In recent years, Sri Lanka has experienced a surge in the incidence of dengue. Among other reasons, internal migration of people into dengue-high risk areas is thought to be an important factor for the rising case load. Objectives: To identify the factors associated with internal migration of low-income adults among dengue patients in...

Objective: To describe the symptoms of dengue at acute and post-infection stage and to identify preventive strategies adopted by the patients in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the Western Province of Sri Lanka in November 2017. The study population consisted of 473 confirmed dengu...

School related injuries have regional level variations with regard to risk factors, and identification of these risk factors, as perceived by the community, is important for successful implementation of injury prevention activities. Hence, the main objective of this study was to describe community perceived risk factors associated with school relat...

Traumatic injuries are an important cause of activity limitation, leading to considerable socio-economic burden on patients. However, limited information is available on these limitations, and hence, this study was conducted to describe short-term, post-injury activity limitations, experienced by children aged 5 to 12 years, in Colombo district of...

Background Main objective of this study was to find the incidence and characteristics of injuries within the past 1 year period, suffered by children under 5 years of age in this selected community health division in Sri Lanka. Methods This was a community based descriptive, cross sectional study covering a randomly selected area of the Homagama C...

Background The objective of this study was to describe parental perceived factors which may influence the occurrence of unintentional traumatic injuries among children aged 5 to 12 years, in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka. Methods A community based qualitative study consisting of several Focus Group Discussions (FGD), were conducted, covering f...

Mucocele of the appendix is a rare complication associated with the vermiform appendix, which mimics or complicates appendicitis. Gangrene of the Appendiceal mucocele, following torsion, is a very rare occurrence. It requires surgical excision and, if ruptured, can lead to fatal Pseudomyxoma peritonei. We report a case of a middle aged male patient...

Background Trauma is a leading cause of hospital admissions in Sri Lanka and of which, a major component are fractures sustained due to falls. However, only limited information is available on this important public health problem. Aim To describe the demography and characteristics of fractures sustained following falls, in Sri Lanka. Methods A desc...