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 1 - 2022

Editorial

Covid-19 vaccines for children

B. J. C. Perera
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):1-3

Leading Article

The place of sexuality education in preventing child pregnancies in Sri Lanka

Darshani Hettiarachchi
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):4-7

Original Articles

Short Report

Febrile seizures in paediatric patients: What is the exact chance of having dengue as the underlying disease?

Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):126-128

Review Article

Clinical usefulness of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in paediatric psychiatry

Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):129-133

Point of View

Patent ductus arteriosus management: Dilemmas for neonatologists in developing nations

Baljeet Maini
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):134-138

Case Reports

Recurrent oral ulcers due to XMEN syndrome

Suparna Guha, Papai Khetrapal
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):139-141
Arterial tortuosity syndrome: A rare inherited form of connective tissue disorder with SLR2A10 gene mutation

Sithija Wijesinghe, Deepthi De Silva, Duminda Samarasinghe, Sunethra Irugalbandara
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):142-145
Diagnostic challenges in compound heterozygous Hb Lepore/ β thalassaemia presenting as thalassaemia major

R. Warushahennadi, K. Jayasinghe, R. Ananda
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):146-148
Late onset anaemia in Rhesus haemolytic disease of the newborn

Chandima Gunaratne, Thusitha Kumarasiri
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):149-151
Life-threatening neonatal anaemia following severe acute feto-maternal haemorrhage

Chandima Gunaratne, Medha Weerasekera
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):152-154
Haemolytic disease of the newborn and severe neonatal jaundice due to anti-Mur antibodies

Visvalingam Arunath, Mohamed Mohammed, Pathmanathan Sotheesan, Vinushiya Quienters, Anoma Weerawardena, Nishani Lucas
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):155-156

Picture Story

A case of frontonasal dysplasia in a twin

A. M. B. W. M. R. N. N. Ekneligoda, T. M. R. Perera
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):157-159
Gollop-Wolfgang complex in a newborn with Morton’s toe and congenital heart disease

Gurudutt Joshi, Dipali Makwana, Maitri Patel, Dhaval Patel
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):160-161
Sheared sheath of a stylet: Early detection avoiding disaster

V. P. Sinhabahu
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):162

Correspondence

Article for Parents

How far could the mobile applications aid in maintaining maternal and child healthcare in times of COVID-19 pandemic?

Shreyasi Roy
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05 Mar 2022

51 (1):168

Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health

Current Issue

Volume 51 - Issue 1 - 2022

Editorial

Covid-19 vaccines for children

Leading Article

The place of sexuality education in preventing child pregnancies in Sri Lanka

Original Articles

Predictive regression equation and nomogram of peak expiratory flow rate in healthy school going children of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Does breast feeding preterm babies within the first 24 hours, lead to better outcomes?

Obesity indices as predictive factors for paediatric hypertension: A population-based study in Bali, Indonesia

Cardiac anomalies in children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate at the Dental Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Lactate clearance at 6 hours after admission as a predictor of mortality in children with clinically suspected sepsis

Clinical characteristics and electroencephalographic findings of first seizure episode in children

Birth prevalence of congenital heart defects: A five and a half year study in a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka

Study of urinary leukotriene E4 levels and total serum IgE levels in children with acute exacerbations of asthma

The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and non-cardiac chest pain in children aged 9-17 years

Implications of video game-based education for adolescents’ smoking knowledge and perceptions

Health education interventional programme and its impact on adolescent students

Causative agents and their antimicrobial sensitivities in hospitalised children with recurrent urinary tract infections: Experience in a paediatric nephrology unit

Maternal knowledge on curative therapies and its impact on medical care and psychological health among children with thalassaemia in Sri Lanka

Risk factors and outcome of urinary tract infections by extended spectrum beta lactamase producing microorganisms in children

Impact of severe malnutrition on clinical signs of pneumonia in under-5-year-old children: A hospital based study

Study of association of maternal vitamin D deficiency with hypocalcaemic seizures in exclusively breast-fed infants

Effect of 0.9% saline in 5% dextrose, Plasma-Lyte 148 and Isolyte-P used as intravenous maintenance fluids on the electrolyte status of non-critically ill hospitalised children: Results of a prospective randomised open label study

Knowledge retention of basic life support in rural school adolescents: A comparison of two educational methods

Short Report

Febrile seizures in paediatric patients: What is the exact chance of having dengue as the underlying disease?

Review Article

Clinical usefulness of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in paediatric psychiatry

Point of View

Patent ductus arteriosus management: Dilemmas for neonatologists in developing nations

Case Reports

Recurrent oral ulcers due to XMEN syndrome

Arterial tortuosity syndrome: A rare inherited form of connective tissue disorder with SLR2A10 gene mutation

Diagnostic challenges in compound heterozygous Hb Lepore/ β thalassaemia presenting as thalassaemia major

Late onset anaemia in Rhesus haemolytic disease of the newborn

Life-threatening neonatal anaemia following severe acute feto-maternal haemorrhage

Haemolytic disease of the newborn and severe neonatal jaundice due to anti-Mur antibodies

Picture Story

A case of frontonasal dysplasia in a twin

Gollop-Wolfgang complex in a newborn with Morton’s toe and congenital heart disease

Sheared sheath of a stylet: Early detection avoiding disaster

Correspondence

Annual detection rate of enteric adenovirus associated acute gastroenteritis in paediatric patients and rainfall: an appraisal on relationship from an Indochina country

Clinical and laboratory profile of children with COVID-19 admitted at a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka, Southern India

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity: Clinical entity to be recognized in the present mass Covid-19 vaccination

Article for Parents

How far could the mobile applications aid in maintaining maternal and child healthcare in times of COVID-19 pandemic?

Knowledge retention of basic life support in rural school adolescents: A comparison of two educational methods

Effect of 0.9% saline in 5% dextrose, Plasma-Lyte 148 and Isolyte-P used as intravenous maintenance fluids on the electrolyte status of non-critically ill hospitalised children: Results of a prospective randomised open label study

Study of association of maternal vitamin D deficiency with hypocalcaemic seizures in exclusively breast-fed infants

Impact of severe malnutrition on clinical signs of pneumonia in under-5-year-old children: A hospital based study

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