Dr. S.B. Agampodi MBBS, MSc, MD
Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
University of Califonia, San Diego - School of Medicine
Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, RUSL
Research Interest : Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Research Methodology, Maternal and child
health epidemiology
Email: suneth.med@rjt.ac.lk
PUBLICATIONS
Papers published in peer reviewed journals
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Agampodi S, Dharmaratne S, Thevanesam V, Dassanayake S, Kumarihami P, Rathnayaka A.
Incidence and effects of Varicella Zoster Virus infection on academic activities of medical
undergraduates - a five-year follow-up study from Sri Lanka. BMC Infectious Diseases;10(1):117.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/117
Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB, Fonseka P: Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Adolescent
Schoolchildren in Galle District, Sri Lanka: Eight Months After Tsunami. Asia Pac J Public
Health:1010539509349866. http://aph.sagepub.com/cgi/rapidpdf/1010539509349866v1
Agampodi SB, Pathiraja PMRBI, Kularatna MSM. Intra-rater and Inter-rater reliability of
Haemoglobin Colour Scale Method. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2009; 34:368-9.
http://www.ijcm.org.in/text.asp?2009/34/4/367/58405
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, de Silva A. Exclusive Breastfeeding in Sri Lanka- Misinterpretation
of reported rates, International breastfeeding journal, 2009;
http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/4/1/14
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Chandrasekara P. Family planning prevalence among post partum
mothers attending child welfare clinics, Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2009;34:265-6.
http://www.ijcm.org.in/text.asp?2009/34/3/265/55300
Suneth Agampodi, Sharon J Peacock, Vasanthi Thewanesam, The potential emergence of
leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. Lancet Infectious Disease, 2009;9:524-26.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(09)70211-7/fulltext
Suneth B Agampodi, Samath D Dharmaratne, Thilini C Agampodi, Incidence and predictors of
onboard injuries among Sri Lankan flight attendants. BMC Public Health 2009; 9:227.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/227
Agampodi SB, Agampodi T, Use of exclusive breast feeding definitions; a call for action! Sri
Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2009; 38: 77-78.
http://www.srilankacollegeofpaediatricians.com/pubs/Correspondence%20June%202009.pdf
Dassanayake D, Wimalaratna H, Agampodi S, Liyanapathirana V, Piyarathna T, Goonapienuwala
B: Evaluation of surveillance case definition in the diagnosis of leptospirosis, using the
Microscopic Agglutination Test: a validation study. BMC Infect Disease 2009; 9:48.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/48
Agampodi SB, Leptospirosis Chemoprophylaxis, Sri Lanka Journal of Medical Sciences.
2009;17:1-3. http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/40553-Doxycycline-chemoprophylaxis-forleptospirosis-a-brief-review
Agampodi SB, Humanitarian Crisis in Vanni, Sri Lanka, Lancet 2009;373:1427.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60821-7/fulltext
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Agampodi SB, Predictive values of "recall history of chicken pox" as a reliable measure of actual
immunity to the disease, Indian Journal of Medical Science. 2009; 63:26-7.
http://www.indianjmedsci.org/text.asp?2009/63/1/29/49080
K Kurukulasooriya GM, Thevanesam V, Agampodi SB, Abeykoon AM, Amarasinghe SP,
Goonasekara KP: Susceptibility of New Entrant University Students in Sri Lanka to Varicella
Zoster Infection. Asia Pac J Public Health, 2009 (Epub ahead of print).
http://aph.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1010539509334625v1
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Peer counselors, will it work in all communities?. Rapid response
to; Promoting breastfeeding in the community. BMJ (Online version), 2009; 338:a2567.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/338/jan30_1/a2657#209430
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Effect of low cost public health staff training on Exclusive
Breastfeeding. Indian Journal of Paediatrics. 2008;75:1115-9.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/725610405wv07311/
Agampodi SB, Case control or descriptive study? Confusion on study methodology, Sri Lanka
Journal of Medical Sciences. 2008;16:53-4. http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/40659-Case-controlor-descriptive-study-Confusion-on-study-methodology
Agampodi SB and Agampodi TC. Exclusive Breastfeeding-Reported rates might not be correctRapid response to; Enabling women to breast-feed. BMJ (Online version). 2008; 337:a1570.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/337/sep25_2/a1570#205281
Agampodi SB, Thevanesam V, Wimalarathna H, Senarathna T, Wijedasa MH. A preliminary
study on prevalent serovars of Leptospirosis among patients admitted to teaching hospital,
Kandy, Sri Lanka. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2008;26:404.
http://www.ijmm.org/text.asp?2008/26/4/405/43557
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Piyaseeli UKD. Adolescents’ perception of reproductive health care
services in Sri Lanka. BMC Health Service Research 2008; 8:98.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/98
Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACL. Public private partnership in immunization service provision
in Sri Lanka. Indian Journal of Medical Science. 2008;62:117.
http://www.indianjmedsci.org/text.asp?2008/62/3/117/39615
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC and Piyaseeli UKD. Breastfeeding practices in a public health field
practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007; 2:13.
http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/2/1/13
Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACL. Private sector contribution to childhood immunization: Sri
Lankan
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http://www.indianjmedsci.org/text.asp?2007/61/4/192/31153
Peer reviewed abstracts published in conference proceedings
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S.B.Agampodi, Agampodi T.C, Thalagala T, Perera S, Chandraratne S, Fernando S. Knowledge
on leptospirosis – A national study. 10th South East Asia Regional Scientific Meeting of
the International Epidemiological Association 23rd - 26th May 2010, Colombo, Sri
Lanka
Agampodi S.B., T.C.Agampodi, S.D.Dharmaratne. Incidence and determinants of
offshore injuries among Sri Lankan Seafarers. 10th South East Asia Regional Scientific
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Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association 23rd - 26th May 2010,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Suneth B Agampodi, Samath D Dharmaratne, Vasanthi Thevanesam, Sameera
Dassanayake, Prabhashini Kumarihamy, Ashani Ratnayake. Incidence and effects of
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection on academic activities of medical undergraduates - a
Five Year Follow-Up Study from Sri Lanka. 10th South East Asia Regional Scientific
Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association 23rd - 26th May 2010,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
S.B.Agampodi, D.B. Nugegoda. Determining risk factors inleptospirosis:
Methodological approach using conceptual hierarchy of determinants. 10th South
East Asia Regional Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association 23rd 26th May 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka
G M P C P Kurukulasooriya, C H Ariyarathne, S M M Niyas, S Agampodi. Acute Appendicitis- IS
pelvic appendix anatomically more prone for acute appendicitis? 32nd Annual academic sessions
of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy.Sri Lanka 2010
G M P C P Kurukulasooriya, H K Hettiarachchi, S Agampodi, S M M Niyas Assaults -General
surgical perspective. 32nd Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy.Sri
Lanka 2010
T.N. Sudusinghe, D.D.K. Abeyaratne, W.A.N.T. Wickramarachchi, M.G.P.B. Maduranga, G.C.K.
Amiyangoda, T.Choden, S.Sharmila, S.M.D. Sooriyarachchi, D.M.S. Chalithanga, H.K.I. Perera, S.
Agampodi. Association between febrile convulsions and low birth weight of children;
knowledge, attitudes and practices about febrile convulsions among care takers. 32nd Annual
academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy.Sri Lanka 2010
Perera S, Agampodi SB, Health seeking behaviour of suspected leptospirosis patients , in
Matale. 32nd Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy.Sri Lanka 2010
Kumarihamy KWMPP, Dasanayake DGBMS, Ratnayake RMASK, Dissanayake DMSNB,
Galappaththy CJG , Tennakoon SR, Agampodi S.B, Injuries at school- How safe is the school
environment for adolescents? 8th International Conference on Urban Health: Meeting Urban
Health Needs through Innovative Research, Policies and Interventions, Nairobi, Kenya, 2009.
Suneth Agampodi, Marie Ng, Samath Dharmaratne, Suranga Fernando. Examining the
relationship between infant birth weights and prenatal care utilization using quantile
regression. International Biometrics Society Australasian Region Conference 2009, Taupe, New
Zealand, 2009.
Fernando P.H.S, Dharmaratne SD, Agampodi S.B, Lowa D. Cost estimation of diabetic clinic
attendance at the General Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 7th World Congress on Health Economics,
Beijing, China. July 2009
Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACL, Family and Social determinants of non-EPI vaccine utilization
pattern. Third International WHO Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment,
BEXCO, Republic of Korea, June 2009
Agampodi S.B, S Fernando, SD Dharmaratne, R Jayasuriya, Indoor Cigarette smoking and Infant
growth- the study protocol. Third International WHO Conference on Children’s Health and the
Environment, BEXCO, Republic of Korea, June 2009
Dharmaratne S, Kunii O, Costa MD, Agampodi S.B, Effect of built environment and family
environment on childhood injuries and deaths during tsunami – results of a community based,
reconstructed cohort study from Sri Lanka. Third International WHO Conference on Children’s
Health and the Environment, BEXCO, Republic of Korea, June 2009
15. Dasanayake DGBMS, Kumarihamy KWMPP, Ratnayake RMASK, Dissanayake DMSNB,
Galappaththy CJG , Tennakoon SR, Agampodi SB, What happens to a child’s health when
mother is away from home? Incidence of common childhood illnesses among children whose
mothers are currently employed. Third International WHO Conference on Children’s Health and
the Environment, BEXCO, Republic of Korea, June 2009
16. Dharmaratne SD, Agampodi S.B, Dasanayake DGBMS, Kumarihamy KWMPP, Ratnayake RMASK,
Wickramthilake MS, Outpatient profile, morbidity pattern, drug prescription and laboratory
investigations in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Journal of Turkish Public Health
Association. 2009
17. Agampodi S.B , Childhood malnutrition in Sri Lanka; The way forward. Journal of Turkish Public
Health Association. 2009;7:14
18. Agampodi S.B, Dharmaratne SD, Incidence of self-reported, non-fatal, on-board injuries among
Sri Lankan flight attendants. 12th World Congress on Public Health, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2009
19. Agampodi S.B, Amarasinghe DACL, Public private partnership in immunization service provision
in Sri Lanka. 12th World Congress on Public Health, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2009
20. Samaraweera S, Mendis D, Perera NAN, Janakan N, Tissera HA, Agampodi SB, Priyantha MAR,
Somaratne P, Palihawadana P. A Preliminary Analysis of Leptospirosis Outbreak in 2008 in Sri
Lanka. International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance Vienna, Australia, 2009
21. Agampodi SB, Dharmaratne SD, Incidence of on board injuries among Sri Lankan flight
attendants – a pilot study, Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009; 53(1):
22. Fernando PHS, Dharmaratne SD, Agampodi SB, Lowa A. Economic burden of diabetics- Hospital
costs for diabetic clinic attendees in general hospital Kandy, Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009;
53(1)
23. Agampodi SB, Fernando S, Dharmaratne SD, Comparison of definitions used for Exclusive
Breast Feeding-The Labbock’s strict definition and the WHO definition as methods of estimating
Exclusive Breastfeeding rates in Sri Lanka, Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009; 53(1)
24. Agampodi SB, Fernando S, Dharmaratne SD, Prevalence of undesirable infant feeding practices
in a rural community in Matale district- a preliminary analysis , Ceylon Medical Journal. 2009;
53(1):
25. Wickramthilake MSK, Dharmarathne SD, Agampodi SB, Dasanayake DGBMS, Kumarihamy
KWMPP, Ratnayake RMASK. Disease Pattern in Out Patient Department Attendance in the
Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya. 31st Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine.
Kandy, 2009
26. Wickramthilake MSK, Dharmarathne SD, Agampodi SB, Dasanayake DGBMS, Kumarihamy
KWMPP, Ratnayake RMASK. Trend analysis of Out Patient Department Attendance in the
Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya. 31st Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine.
Kandy, 2009.
27. DassanayakeDLB, Wimalaratna H, Agampodi SB, Liyanapathirana C, Piyarathna TACL and
Goonapienuwala BL. Demographic and clinical characteristics of leptospirosis patients
presented to Teaching Hospital Kandy , 31st Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of
Medicine. Kandy, 2009.
28. DassanayakeDLB, Wimalaratna H, Agampodi SB, Liyanapathirana C, Piyarathna TACL and
Goonapienuwala BL. How valid is surveillance case definition to screen leptospirosis in Sri
Lamka? 31st Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2009.
29. Fernando S, Agampodi SB and Dharmaratne SD, Duration and determinants of exclusive
breastfeeding in medical officer of health area Naula – a retrospective cohort study 31st Annual
academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2009.
30. Agampodi SB, Fernando S, Dharmaratne SD and Jayasuriya R, Risk factors for low birth weight
in Matale district- a nested case control study, 31st Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society
of Medicine. Kandy, 2009.
31. Agampodi SB, Thevanesam V, Wimalarathna H, Senarathna T, Wijedasa MH. Serological survey
of leptospirosis in human in Kandy and Polonnaruwa. Peradeniya University research Sessions,
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2008
32. Agampodi SB, Pathiraja PMRBI, Kularatna MSM. Intra-rater And Inter-rater Reliability of
Haemoglobin Colour Scale Method. The 40th Conference of Asia Pacific Academic Consortium
for Public Health Global Public Health Challenges, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2008
33. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Reproductive health services in Sri Lanka -Voice of adolescents.
The 40th Conference of Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Global Public Health
Challenges, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2008
34. Fernando PHS, Dharmaratne SD, Agampodi SB, Lowa A. The out of pocket expenditure of
diabetic clinic attendance at the General Hospital, Kandy. Annual Scientific Session of Sri Lanka
Collage of Community Physicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2008
35. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Adolecsent perception of reproductive health services in Sri Lanka.
2nd International conference on reproductive health management, Bali, Indonesia, 2008.
36. Agampodi SB, Kodippili A, Piyaseeli UKD. Reaching Unreachable Through Integrated Services;
Challenges Faced And Lessons Learnt – A Sri Lankan Experience. 2nd International conference
on reproductive health management, Bali, Indonesia, 2008.
37. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Chandrasekara P. Linking Up For Reproductive Health Service
Provision. 2nd International conference on reproductive health management, Bali, Indonesia,
2008.
38. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Chandrasekara P. Effectiveness of low cost interventions to
promote six months exclusive breastfeeding. Ceylon Medical Journal. 2008; 53(1):55
39. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Chandrasekara P. Ginige S. Timeliness and completeness of
notification data in MOH area Beruwala. Ceylon Medical Journal. 2008; 53(1):26
40. Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB, Fonseka P. Impact of School Environment on Adolescent Mental
Health. Ceylon Medical Journal. 2008; 53(1):55
41. Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACL How Large is the Role of Private Sector in Childhood
Immunization? 30th Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2008.
42. Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB, Fonseka P. Impact of Family Environment on Adolescent Mental
Health. 30th Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2008
43. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Chandrasekara P. Family planning prevalence among post partum
mothers attending CWC. 30th Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy,
2008
44. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Can six month exclusive breast feeding be achieved with present
public health settings - Results of an interventional study. 30th Annual academic sessions of
Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2008
45. Weerasingh E, Lamawansa MD, Wazil AWM, Abesekara T, Sumithrarachchi IB, Agampodi SB.
Risk of graft rejectin after changing the preoperative cyclosporine regimen-a before and after
study. 30th Annual academic sessions of Kandy Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2008
46. Dissanayake DMP, Dissanayake HSKG, Agampodi SB. Does propofol better than thiopenton
sodium for modified rapid sequence induction? 30th Annual academic sessions of Kandy
Society of Medicine. Kandy, 2008.
47. Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACL, A Community based study on parental attitudes and
satisfaction on private sector immunization services. 27th anniversary Academic Sessions of
Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo. 2007
48. Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACL, Utilization of non-EPI vaccine for childhood immunization.
Ceylon Medical Journal. 2007; 52(1):30
49. Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC and Piyaseeli UKD. Breast feeding status in Medical Officer of
Health area Beruwala. Annual Scientific Session of Sri Lanka Collage of Community Physicians,
Colombo, 2006
50. Agampodi TC, Agampodi SB, Fonseka P. Prevalence of mental health problems in adolescence
school children in Galle district, eight months after tsunami. Annual Scientific Session of Sri
Lanka Collage of Community Physicians, Colombo, 2006