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 50 - Issue 2 - 2021

Editorial

'Paper mills': a detestable blot like no other

B. J. C. Perera
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):185-187

Leading Article

Addressing the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents: The need for collaboration

Yasodha Maheshi Rohanachandra
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):188-193

Original Articles

Short Report

Cost effectiveness analysis of meningococcal vaccine: a report from a tropical country

Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):318-320

Review Article

Childhood community-acquired pneumonia: the complexities and challenges of aetiological diagnosis

Guwani Liyanage
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):321-328

Point of View

NRP 2020: Changes, implications for practice and concerns for developing countries

Rajendra Prasad Anne, Dinesh Pawale, Srinivas Murki
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):329-333

Miscellanea

Transition from paediatric to adult care: an emerging challenge

Shamali Abeyagunawardena, Asiri Abeyagunawardena, Shaman Rajindrajith
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):334-337

Case Reports

Picture Story

A Sri Lankan boy with Thurston syndrome (type V oro-facio-digital syndrome)

A. S. Athapathu, A. A. H. S. Aruppala, T. J. Hoole, V. Arunath, G. B. A. M. Rathnasiri, Sachith Mettananda
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):356-358
Cleft palate-lateral synechia syndrome: first reported case in Sri Lanka

Malithi Guruge, Manori Gamage, Ruwanthi Perera, Saraji Wijesekera, Suthesan Kandasamy
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):359-361
Apple peel jejunal atresia

Arvind Navaneethkumar Viswanathan, Mohd Shahrulsalam Mohd Shah, Norsuhana Omar
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):362-364

Correspondence

Antimalarial drug prophylaxis and paediatric COVID-19 in malaria endemic area

Amnuay Kebayoon, Viroj Wiwanitkit Wiwanitkit
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):365-366
COVID-19 pandemic, schooling and hyper-protectionism

Rujitika Mungmungpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):367
New SARS-COV-2 variants and paediatric COVID-19 clinical manifestations

Rujitika Mungmungpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):368

Three Minute Article for Parents

Screening of children with anaemia for iron deficiency and thalassaemia trait provides an opportunity for thalassaemia prevention in Sri Lanka

Sachith Mettananda
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05 Jun 2021

50 (2):369

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

Current Issue

Volume 50 - Issue 2 - 2021

Editorial

'Paper mills': a detestable blot like no other

Leading Article

Addressing the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents: The need for collaboration

Original Articles

Composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF): a better indicator of overall burden of undernutrition among primary school children

Clinical profile of children with rheumatic heart disease in Indonesia

Associated factors of congenital heart disease among children in a rural health care setting in Sri Lanka

The effect of consultancy on phone after hospital discharge on self-efficacy of mothers of children with congenital heart disease: A quasi-experimental study

Assessment of respiratory function and sleep disorders in children with myopathy

A cross-sectional study of the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst primary school children in Puducherry

Hurdles in quality neonatal health care provision in an urban city of India: providers’ perspective - a cross sectional study

Role of folic acid on fetal cardiac morphogenesis

Assessment of the balance functions of children with Down syndrome attending selected paediatric clinical settings in Colombo district, Sri Lanka

Comparative study of the effects of two educational interventions of storytelling and roleplaying on tooth brushing method in preschool children of Aleshtar city

Histological pattern and clinical outcome of childhood malignancies in a Nigerian tertiary care centre

Knowledge on thalassaemia among students aged 14-17 years in Kurunegala district, Sri Lanka

Association between parental smart phone addiction and child behavioural problems

Clinical outcomes of neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension in a teaching hospital, Eastern India

Parental response during a febrile seizure in their child and their knowledge on preparedness for a similar recurrence in their child: A study from the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital

Paediatric cholelithiasis: our experience at a tertiary care centre

Transient elastography for liver fibrosis in children with chronic liver disease

Effectiveness of cartoon animation video on pain during venepuncture among 3-6 year old children

Hydration status and learning concentration of adolescents during online learning in the era of Covid-19 pandemic

Treating cytomegalovirus infection among infantile cholestasis: a single centre experience

Short Report

Cost effectiveness analysis of meningococcal vaccine: a report from a tropical country

Review Article

Childhood community-acquired pneumonia: the complexities and challenges of aetiological diagnosis

Point of View

NRP 2020: Changes, implications for practice and concerns for developing countries

Miscellanea

Transition from paediatric to adult care: an emerging challenge

Case Reports

Juvenile Parkinsonism in a 4 year old boy

Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for complicated para-pneumonic empyema in two children

A case of recurrent tumefactive demyelination or tumefactive multiple sclerosis

A case of ‘node first Kawasaki disease’

Intrathoracic kidney, dextroposition of the heart, right upper and middle lobe hypoplasia of lung and pulmonary hypertension

A case of late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 5

Picture Story

A Sri Lankan boy with Thurston syndrome (type V oro-facio-digital syndrome)

Cleft palate-lateral synechia syndrome: first reported case in Sri Lanka

Apple peel jejunal atresia

Correspondence

Antimalarial drug prophylaxis and paediatric COVID-19 in malaria endemic area

COVID-19 pandemic, schooling and hyper-protectionism

New SARS-COV-2 variants and paediatric COVID-19 clinical manifestations

Three Minute Article for Parents

Screening of children with anaemia for iron deficiency and thalassaemia trait provides an opportunity for thalassaemia prevention in Sri Lanka

Treating cytomegalovirus infection among infantile cholestasis: a single centre experience

Hydration status and learning concentration of adolescents during online learning in the era of Covid-19 pandemic

Effectiveness of cartoon animation video on pain during venepuncture among 3-6 year old children

Transient elastography for liver fibrosis in children with chronic liver disease

The Growth Chart

Choosing the correct statistical test in research

Body Mass Index reference curves for Sri Lanka

Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic fever

Conversations