Manuj C. Weerasinghe

924 total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 581 citations indexed

About

Manuj C. Weerasinghe is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuj C. Weerasinghe has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 581 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in General Health Professions, 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 7 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Manuj C. Weerasinghe's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (9 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (7 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (4 papers). Manuj C. Weerasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (9 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (7 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (4 papers). Manuj C. Weerasinghe collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and United States. Manuj C. Weerasinghe's co-authors include Dhammika Deepani Siriwardhana, Greta Rait, Kate Walters, Sarah Hardoon, Shaun Scholes, Rohini De Alwis Seneviratne, Amit Sengupta, Flemming Konradsen, Dulitha N. Fernando and Juan Carlos Bazo‐Alvarez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Manuj C. Weerasinghe

33 papers receiving 566 citations

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Prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 318 citations Dhammika Deepani Siriwardhana, Sarah Hardoon et al. BMJ Open profile →

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Jossiana Wilke Faller Brazil

Jair Almeida Carneiro Brazil

F Gilardi Italy

Ebony Lewis Australia

Daphne Philbert Netherlands

Iñaki Martín Lesende Spain

Sophie Spoorenberg Netherlands

Diego Ponieman United States

Marjon van Rijn Netherlands

Heidrun Lingner Germany

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20 of 20 papers shown

Afsana, Kaosar, Manuj C. Weerasinghe, Henry B. Perry, et al.. (2024). Strengthening primary health care through community health workers in South Asia. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 28. 100463–100463. 5 indexed citations

Weerasinghe, Manuj C., et al.. (2024). Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis among Health-care Workers in Sri Lanka. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health. 13(1). 9–15.

Afsana, Kaosar, et al.. (2024). Primary health care in South Asia: a time for reform. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 28. 100467–100467.

Weerasinghe, Manuj C., et al.. (2024). Reconstitution of oral antibiotic suspensions for paediatric use in households: a cross-sectional study among caregivers of 3–5-year-old children from a selected district, Sri Lanka. BMC Pediatrics. 24(1). 241–241. 2 indexed citations

Godakandage, Sanjeeva, et al.. (2023). Availability of subfertility management services in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29(3). 157–166.

Godakandage, Sanjeeva, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of primary and secondary subfertility and its associated factors in Regional Director of Health Services area in Colombo district Sri Lanka: A community-based cross-sectional study. Ceylon Medical Journal. 68(2). 52–60.

Karunathilake, Indika, et al.. (2022). An Innovative Telemedicine Initiative From Sri Lanka: The Value of Volunteerism in a Resource-Constrained Scenario During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 34(5). 557–560. 3 indexed citations

Weerasinghe, Manuj C., et al.. (2021). Assessment of current status and geospatial analysis of compliance to bacteriological parameters: Tools to ensure access to safe water in Sri Lanka. Journal of Environmental Management. 295. 113110–113110. 1 indexed citations

Weerasinghe, Manuj C.. (2021). Co-existing with COVID-19: Engaging the community to strengthen the public health response in Sri Lanka. 38. 36–41. 1 indexed citations

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Mahendran, Rahini, et al.. (2020). Assessment of environmental variability on malaria transmission in a malaria-endemic rural dry zone locality of Sri Lanka: The wavelet approach. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0228540–e0228540. 9 indexed citations

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Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani, Manuj C. Weerasinghe, Greta Rait, Shaun Scholes, & Kate Walters. (2019). The association between frailty and quality of life among rural community-dwelling older adults in Kegalle district of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study. Quality of Life Research. 28(8). 2057–2068. 18 indexed citations

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Knipe, Duleeka, D. Gunnell, Manuj C. Weerasinghe, et al.. (2019). Socioeconomic position and suicidal behaviour in rural Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study of 168,000+ people. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 54(7). 843–855. 10 indexed citations

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Senarath, Upul, Sisira Pathirana, Nadira D. Karunaweera, et al.. (2019). Health in rural Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional survey of three rural districts. Ceylon Medical Journal. 64(3). 103–103. 4 indexed citations

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Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani, Sarah Hardoon, Greta Rait, Manuj C. Weerasinghe, & Kate Walters. (2018). Prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 8(3). e018195–e018195. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Siriwardhana, Dhammika Deepani, Kate Walters, Greta Rait, Juan Carlos Bazo‐Alvarez, & Manuj C. Weerasinghe. (2018). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Sinhala version of Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0199820–e0199820. 23 indexed citations

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Seneviratne, Rohini De Alwis, et al.. (2016). Risk factors of peripheral arterial disease: a case control study in Sri Lanka. BMC Research Notes. 9(1). 508–508. 18 indexed citations

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Weerasinghe, Manuj C., et al.. (2016). Gaps in awareness of peripheral arterial disease in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 1073–1073. 3 indexed citations

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Seneviratne, Rohini De Alwis, et al.. (2015). A cross-sectional study on peripheral arterial disease in a district of Sri Lanka: prevalence and associated factors. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 829–829. 17 indexed citations

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Fernando, Dulitha N., Nalika Gunawardena, & Manuj C. Weerasinghe. (2013). Personal and family attributes of pregnant teenagers: findings from a community-based study in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 26(1). 39–47. 4 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Nalika, et al.. (2012). Romance, sex and coercion:insights into undergraduate relationships. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 54–59. 1 indexed citations

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