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Manjula Weerasinghe
Manjula Weerasinghe
Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Community Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Verified email at sactrc.org
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Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries
J Pirkis, A John, S Shin, M DelPozo-Banos, V Arya, P Analuisa-Aguilar, ...
The Lancet Psychiatry 8 (7), 579-588, 2021
6802021
Effectiveness of household lockable pesticide storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Asia: a community-based, cluster-randomised controlled trial
M Pearson, C Metcalfe, S Jayamanne, D Gunnell, M Weerasinghe, ...
The Lancet 390 (10105), 1863-1872, 2017
972017
Community uptake of safe storage boxes to reduce self-poisoning from pesticides in rural Sri Lanka
F Konradsen, R Pieris, M Weerasinghe, W Van der Hoek, M Eddleston, ...
BMC Public Health 7, 1-7, 2007
662007
A community-based cluster randomised trial of safe storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: study protocol
M Pearson, F Konradsen, D Gunnell, AH Dawson, R Pieris, ...
BMC public health 11, 1-8, 2011
472011
Attempted suicide in Sri Lanka–An epidemiological study of household and community factors
DW Knipe, D Gunnell, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, R Pieris, ...
Journal of affective disorders 232, 177-184, 2018
382018
The Rajarata pregnancy cohort (RaPCo): study protocol
TC Agampodi, ND Wickramasinghe, RIR Prasanna, MKL Irangani, ...
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20, 1-13, 2020
352020
Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka? A cross-sectional study of 165 000 individuals
DW Knipe, D Gunnell, R Pieris, C Priyadarshana, M Weerasinghe, ...
BMJ open 7 (3), e014006, 2017
292017
Safe storage of pesticides in Sri Lanka–Identifying important design features influencing community acceptance and use of safe storage devices
M Weerasinghe, R Pieris, M Eddleston, W Hoek, A Dawson, F Konradsen
BMC public health 8, 1-10, 2008
282008
Vendor-based restrictions on pesticide sales to prevent pesticide self-poisoning-a pilot study
M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, ...
BMC Public Health 18, 1-10, 2018
232018
Self-harm and suicide coverage in Sri Lankan newspapers
JB Sørensen, M Pearson, MW Andersen, M Weerasinghe, ...
Crisis, 2018
232018
The role of private pesticide vendors in preventing access to pesticides for self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka
M Weerasinghe, M Pearson, R Peiris, AH Dawson, M Eddleston, ...
Injury prevention 20 (2), 134-137, 2014
222014
Emerging pesticides responsible for suicide in rural Sri Lanka following the 2008–2014 pesticide bans
M Weerasinghe, M Pearson, F Konradsen, S Agampodi, JA Sumith, ...
BMC Public Health 20, 1-8, 2020
192020
Challenges and opportunities of a paperless baseline survey in Sri Lanka
DW Knipe, M Pearson, R Borgstrøm, R Pieris, M Weerasinghe, ...
BMC research notes 7, 1-7, 2014
172014
The role of private drug vendors as malaria treatment providers in selected malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka
RS Rajakaruna, M Weerasinghe, M Alifrangis, PH Amerasinghe, ...
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 43 (2), 58, 2006
172006
Socioeconomic position and suicidal behaviour in rural Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study of 168,000+ people
DW Knipe, D Gunnell, R Pieris, C Priyadarshana, M Weerasinghe, ...
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 54, 843-855, 2019
132019
Is socioeconomic position associated with risk of attempted suicide in rural Sri Lanka
DW Knipe, D Gunnell, R Pieris, C Priyadarshana, M Weerasinghe, ...
A cross-sectional study of 165 (000), 0
13
Potential interventions for preventing pesticide self-poisoning by restricting access through vendors in Sri Lanka
M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, S Jayamanne, ...
Crisis, 2018
112018
Overdose of oral contraceptive pills as a means of intentional self-poisoning amongst young women in Sri Lanka: considerations for family planning
M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, T Agampodi, ...
Journal of family planning and reproductive health care 43 (2), 147-150, 2017
92017
Using ex‐ante economic evaluation to inform research priorities in pesticide self‐poisoning prevention: the case of a shop‐based gatekeeper training programme in rural Sri Lanka
SM Damerow, M Weerasinghe, LB Madsen, KS Hansen, M Pearson, ...
Tropical Medicine & International Health 25 (10), 1205-1213, 2020
82020
Risk factors associated with purchasing pesticide from shops for self-poisoning: a protocol for a population-based case–control study
M Weerasinghe, F Konradsen, M Eddleston, M Pearson, D Gunnell, ...
BMJ open 5 (5), e007822, 2015
82015
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