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{"title":"Knowledge and Practices on Periconceptional use of Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects Among Women in Childbearing Age in Boralesgamuwa Medical Officer of Health Area, Sri Lanka","authors":"M.A.S.R Ariyadasa, W.W.W.Y Nandana, N. W. Bogahawaththa, Banda R.M.S.K, P. J. Nethsara, D.M.N.D Senevirathna, M.R.S Jayathilake, Sri Lankan","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i2.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i2.29","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Neural Tube Defects (NTD) remain a major public health burden globally. It is widely acknowledged that folic acid plays a vital role to reduce the risk of developing NTDs. The study aimed to determine knowledge, and practice regarding periconceptional use of folic acid for the prevention of NTD among women in childbearing age at Boralesgamuwa Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area, Sri Lanka.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among randomly selected 422 women in childbearing age in the said MOH area. Data were collected through a pre-tested interviewer administered questionnaire. The overall knowledge level was classified as adequate (>75%), moderately adequate (50-75%) and inadequate (<50%).Results: Out of 422 participants, the majority was Sinhalese (95.7%), married (66.8%) and unemployed (62.1%). Mean age was 32.02 ±8.625 years. Nearly 56 % had heard about NTDs and 95.5% had heard about folic acid. A majority (279, 66.1%) had ‘inadequate’ level of knowledge, 120 (28.4%) had ‘moderately adequate’ knowledge and only 5.5% (n=23) had ‘adequate’ knowledge. Approximately 60% had taken folic acid and out of them only 42.4% had started folic acid before pregnancy. Age (p<0.001), marital status (p<0.001), parity (p<0.001), educational qualification of participants (p<0.001), monthly household income (p=0.004) and where health services sought from (p <0.001) were associated with the level of knowledge.Conclusions: Majority of participants had inadequate knowledge regarding periconceptional use of folic acid for the prevention of NTDs. However, out of those who have used FA, majority had started to take it before pregnancy. The study findings warrant more educational programmes on the topic bridging the gap of knowledge among women in childbearing age in the study setting.","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139136132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Striking a Balance: The Art and Science of Nursing","authors":"Sri Lankan, Dr. A.V. Pramuditha Madhavi","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i2.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i2.47","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"47 27","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139131209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Specialized Education Programme on Neurodegenerative Diseases Care of Older Adults in Sri Lanka: The Necessity and Possibility","authors":"N. Rathnayake, S. M. T. D. Sundarapperuma, K. G. P. Nirmani, B. I. Wickramarachchi, K. K. P. M. K. De Silva, H. M. P. Herath, H. D. W. T. Dasanayake, S. S. P. Warnakulasuriya, M. Persson","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i2.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i2.48","url":null,"abstract":"As Sri Lanka undergoes a demographic shift with an increasing aging population, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) among older adults is on the rise. Addressing the unique challenges posed by such conditions including Alzheimer Disease (AD), Dementia and Parkinson Disease (PD) requires a collaborative effort to enhance the knowledge and skills of caregivers and healthcare professionals. In this letter to the editor, we justify the necessity and explain the possibility of establishing and implementing a specialized advanced education programme to create trained cadre for NDD care for older adults in Sri Lanka. We believe that establishing such a programme is a promising initiative that could help to address the burden of NDD among older adults in Sri Lanka while it enhances the quality of healthcare provisions in Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"109 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139134419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and Associated Factors of Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Coping Strategies among Adults in a Rural Community in Southern Province, Sri Lanka","authors":"U. G. N. Priyadarshani, S. S. P. Warnakulasuriya","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i1.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i1.43","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: Negative emotional status due to various life challenges have been reported very often among adult population. These problems increase the risk of developing mental health problems and accelerate their progression in communities. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, self-reported reasons for psychological distress and coping strategies among adults in Nagoda Divisional Secretariat area, Galle, Sri Lanka.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 280 adults aged 20-64 years, selected using cluster sampling from randomly selected five Grama Niladari divisions in Nagoda Divisional Secretariat area. Previously validated Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21(DASS-21) was administered to assess the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Descriptive analysis and chi-square test were performed using SPSS software (Version 23).Results: Of the participants, 59.3% were females. Around 40% were aged 35-50 years. The prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were identified as 33.2%, 18.6% and 59.6% respectively. Prevalence of symptoms of depression (37.9%) and anxiety (21.7%) were higher among females. Stress was more prevalent (52.6%) in males. Gender (p=0.042) and living arrangement (p=0.025) showed a significant association with depression. Presence of a comorbidity (p=0.040) showed a significant association with stress. The reasons for psychological distress perceived by participants were; health issues of family members (53.6%), own health problems (52.1%), relationship issues (44.3%) and dietary pattern associated issues (44%). A few participants reported meditation (15.4%), engaging in exercises (14.6%), seeking counselling support (13.9%) and recreational activities (14.3%) as their healthy coping strategies.Conclusions: This study showed a high prevalence of symptoms of stress compared to depression and anxiety among adults and major determinants of emotional symptoms were personal and family health issues. Only few individuals were practicing healthy coping strategies. The results emphasize the importance of improving adult health at community level that may contribute to positive mental health.","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135992952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conducting Literature Reviews in Resource-poor Settings: Perks of Collaboration and Technology to Overcome Challenges","authors":"D. M. A. P. Dissanayake, S. S. P. Warnakulasuriya, M. S. D. S. Pincha Baduge, K. P. Dharmasena","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i1.40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i1.40","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135993479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coping Strategies among Undergraduates of the University of Ruhuna, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, during the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"T. H. M. Kauashani, E. B. Weeratunga","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i1.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i1.37","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objective: Undergraduates could be more prone to psychological problems than the general population when there are significant changes in the educational environment. Confined to indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and travel restrictions increased the strain on their mental health, severely affecting their psychological well-being and various coping mechanisms were implemented globally. This study examined the coping strategies used by undergraduates of the University of Ruhuna, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, during the COVID-19 pandemic.Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was done from mid-June to August 2022 using a pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire among undergraduates from randomly selected five faculties. A stratified random sample of 359 undergraduates was invited to fill the socio-demographic details and the coping strategies using the validated 25-item Brief COPE scale. Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna. Data analysis was done using SPSS (version 23.0). Descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Fisher‟s tests were used.Results: Of the sample, females (62.1%) made up the majority. The mean (±SD) age was 23.67 (±1.6) years. The mean (±SD) adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies were 31.32(±9.08) and 19.31(±5.40) respectively. Among participants, 33.2% reported using high level adaptive coping strategies whereas 9.1% of the participants used high level maladaptive coping strategies. Mostly used adaptive coping strategies were active coping, acceptance and religion while self-distraction was used as a maladaptive coping strategy.Conclusions: Undergraduates adopted more healthy coping strategies than unhealthy coping strategies. It is suggested that more emphasis should be placed on improving mental health, expanding stress management programs and counselling with innovative strategies implemented to improve psychological well-being.","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135994872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reducing Unconscious Bias in Health Care: Role of Nursing Education","authors":"S. Seneviratne","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v2i1.42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v2i1.42","url":null,"abstract":"No abstract available","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135993380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are Nurses Ready for Digital Health?","authors":"R. M. Madhuwanthi, M. Jayathilake, N. P. Liyanaarachchige, R. Marasinghe","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v1i2.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v1i2.36","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"164 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115042439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-technical Skills: Building Safer and Healthier Workplaces","authors":"P. Perera, J. Myers, R. Griffiths","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v1i2.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v1i2.32","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115841004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge regarding Human Papilloma Virus, Related Diseases and Preventive Measures Among Female Undergraduates of a Selected University in Sri Lanka","authors":"K. S. Kumari, N. Rathnayake, S. Kularatne","doi":"10.4038/sljn.v1i2.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljn.v1i2.35","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":104592,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lankan Journal of Nursing","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124640056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}