The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.

The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.

The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.

Current Issue

Volume 51 - Issue 2 - 2022

Editorial

Parental Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy for children

Gerard Lucas
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):173-174

Leading Article

Excessive screen use in children and adolescents: Impact, risk factors and interventions

Yasodha Rohanachandra
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):175-181

Original Articles

Short Report

Neonatal fall risk-assessment in hospitals: Are we compromising neonatal safety in developing countries?

Mahaveer Lakra, Bhavana Lakhkar
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):282-283

Review Article

Non-IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy in breastfed infants

Kumudumali de Silva
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):284-289

Point of View

How to improve the neonatal intensive care unit environment

Kotha Rakesh, Kalyan Konda, Linga Kasula
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):290-293

Case Reports

Picture Story

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome with homozygous deletions in exons 1 to 11 of the EVC gene and exons 1 to 22 of the EVC2gene

Seba Biswal, Arun Dash, Ch Kumar, Prateek Panda, Nirmal Mohakud
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):313-315
Ovarian teratoma presenting as torsion in a 5-year-old girl

Shahrul Ramli, Norsuhana Omar, Mohd Shah
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):316-317
A case of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in a preterm baby

A. M. B. W. M. R. N. N. Ekneligoda, T. M. R. Perera, M. A. F. Shahnaz
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):318-320

Correspondence

A risk-benefit analysis on dengue vaccination: an assessment from Indochina

Somsri Wiwanitkit, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):321
Effectiveness of newborn pulse oximetry screening for the identification of critical congenital heart disease in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

Mahaveer Lakra
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):322-324
Does early breast feeding in preterm babies lead to better long term neurodevelopmental outcome?

Mahaveer Lakra, Sagar Karotkar, Bhavana Lakhkar
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):325-328

Article for Parents

Advice to caregivers of children with epilepsy during the Covid-19 pandemic

Jithangi Wanigasinghe
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05 Jun 2022

51 (2):329

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

Current Issue

Volume 51 - Issue 2 - 2022

Editorial

Parental Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy for children

Leading Article

Excessive screen use in children and adolescents: Impact, risk factors and interventions

Original Articles

Clinical characteristics and the role of echocardiography in diagnosing acute rheumatic fever in patients referred to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cut-offs of mid-upper arm circumference to predict the double burden of malnutrition among Indian pre-adolescent children (5-9 years): Insights from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey data 2016-18

Assessment of perception about oral habits in children among healthcare professionals: A cross sectional study

Correlation between One Leg Stand Test and Paediatric Balance Scale in children aged 7-12 years

Effectiveness of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) and risk factors for IPT failure in children below 5 years of age who are household contacts of smear positive adult patients with tuberculosis

Fatty acid composition in the breast milk of Sri Lankan mothers during exclusive breastfeeding

Prevalence of dyselectrolytaemia in children with pneumonia admitted to a tertiary care centre in Eastern India

Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors of functional constipation in children: A case-control study

A study of the knowledge of choking, burns, acute poisoning and their first aid practices among mothers of children below 14 years of age attending the District General Hospital, Kalutara

Advanced maternal age and perinatal outcomes in two tertiary care maternity hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Correlation between mitral regurgitation grading and left ventricular systolic function in children with rheumatic fever

A survey on clinical profile and outcome of critically ill children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit: A retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital for children, Sri Lanka

A cross-sectional assessment of prevalence and risk factors-mediating hypovitaminosis D in 6-12-year-old school-going children in Highlands of Southern-Western Ghats, India

Urinary reagent strips a rapid diagnostic tool for cerebrospinal fluid analysis: A study from Western India

Outcome of very low birth weight infants in a tertiary neonatal care centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka: A preliminary study

Short Report

Neonatal fall risk-assessment in hospitals: Are we compromising neonatal safety in developing countries?

Review Article

Non-IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy in breastfed infants

Point of View

How to improve the neonatal intensive care unit environment

Case Reports

Outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the neonatal intensive care unit, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Indonesia: A case series

Umbilical discharge, a rare symptom of infected ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

A case of ketotic hypoglycaemia with cataract

Spontaneous onset extensive aortic thrombosis in a Sri Lankan neonate treated successfully using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rTPA)

Undisplaced spiral humeral fracture in a non-ambulant infant: Is it always a non-accidental injury?

Renal abscess in a 3-year-old boy with Brucellosis

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Neonates (MIS-N) in very-preterm quadruplets born to a mother with SARS CoV-2 infection in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Picture Story

Ellis-van Creveld syndrome with homozygous deletions in exons 1 to 11 of the EVC gene and exons 1 to 22 of the EVC2gene

Ovarian teratoma presenting as torsion in a 5-year-old girl

A case of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in a preterm baby

Correspondence

A risk-benefit analysis on dengue vaccination: an assessment from Indochina

Effectiveness of newborn pulse oximetry screening for the identification of critical congenital heart disease in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

Does early breast feeding in preterm babies lead to better long term neurodevelopmental outcome?

Article for Parents

Advice to caregivers of children with epilepsy during the Covid-19 pandemic

Outcome of very low birth weight infants in a tertiary neonatal care centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka: A preliminary study

Urinary reagent strips a rapid diagnostic tool for cerebrospinal fluid analysis: A study from Western India

A cross-sectional assessment of prevalence and risk factors-mediating hypovitaminosis D in 6-12-year-old school-going children in Highlands of Southern-Western Ghats, India

A survey on clinical profile and outcome of critically ill children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit: A retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital for children, Sri Lanka

Choosing the correct statistical test in research

The Growth Chart

Body Mass Index reference curves for Sri Lanka

Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic fever

Conversations