Misconceptions and Consequences of the ‘Other’ in the Sinhala Buddhist-Muslim Relationship in Sri Lanka by Sithy Rifa Mahroof, Ahamed Sarjoon Razick

“…The dominance of the Sinhala language and the utmost position given to Buddhism has made the extremist Buddhists take supremacy over the Muslims who are perceived as a threat to their “self”. …”
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A qualitative analysis of self-harm and suicide in Sri Lankan printed newspapers by Brandt Sørensen, J, Pearson, M, Armstrong, G, Andersen, MW, Weerasinghe, M, Hawton, K, Konradsen, F

“…</p><br /> <p><strong>Method:</strong><br /> Seven English- and Sinhala-language Sri Lankan newspapers were screened for articles reporting on self-harm and suicide (December 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015). …”

Psychometric properties of the Sinhala version of the Bandura&rsquo;s exercise selfefficacy scale in women by Deshani Herath, Anuradhani Kasturiratne

“…Objectives: To translate and adapt the Banduras ESE scale into Sinhala language and examine its psychometric properties Methods: Data were collected from 225 women who were aged ≥ 18 years and had an interest in or a reason to watch their weight, in Panadura Medical Officer Health (MOH) Area, Sri Lanka.  …”
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Development and assessment of psychometric properties of Model Medication Adherence (MMA) questionnaire to measure adherence to oral medication among patients with type 2 diabetes... by S. Perera, C. Abeysena

“…MMA was drafted in English and translated to Sinhala language by forward- backward translation. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among adult patients with type 2 DM who attended clinics in Gampaha District General Hospital (DGH). …”
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Validity & Reliability of Teacher Stress Inventory to measure Occupational Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Sri Lanka by E. P. Wickramasinghe, R. De A. Senevirathne, N. S. Gunawardena, A. Sumathipala, C, Mallen

“…Objectives: To translate the TSI to Sinhalese, culturally adapt and to assess its validity, reliability and acceptability among secondary school teachers in Sri Lanka Methods: The TSI was culturally adapted and translated to Sinhala language. This was validated among systematically selected 305 secondary school teachers in Gampaha District. …”
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Betel Quid, Smoking and Alcohol Dependency among Patients with Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer in Sri Lanka; A Preliminary Case-control Study by Sumali R. Sumithrarachchi, W.A.Udari.C. Pemasiri, A.M.S. Deepanie. Pathiranage, Primali R. Jayasooriya

“…Dependence was assessed using Sinhala language translations of standardized scales such as Betel Quid Dependence Scale for BQ chewers, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence for tobacco smokers and CAGE (“Cut down”, “Annoyed”, “Guilty” and “Eye opener”) scale for alcohol users. …”
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Development and validation of a novel index to assess the perceived impact of sports-related oro-dental trauma among adolescents: findings from Sri Lanka by Iresha Udayamalee, Hemantha Amarasinghe, Ping Zhang, Newell Johnson

“…The index was validated in the Sinhala language, and the reliability of the index was assessed using a separate sample in the school context in the Colombo district. …”
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Ethnic differences in sexual dysfunction among diabetic and nondiabetic males: the Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study. by Malavige, L, Wijesekara, P, Seneviratne Epa, D, Ranasinghe, P, Levy, J

“…METHOD: Men with diabetes and a randomly selected sample of age-matched nondiabetic men from 25 general practitioners in eight primary care trusts in the United Kingdom were invited to participate in a linguistically validated questionnaire-based study in English, Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi, Tamil, and Sinhala languages. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ED, assessed by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), PE, evaluated using the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool, and libido, assessed by asking participants to grade their desire for sexual activity. …”

Ethnic Differences in Sexual Dysfunction among Diabetic and Nondiabetic Males: The Oxford Sexual Dysfunction Study by Malavige, L, Wijesekara, P, Seneviratne Epa, D, Ranasinghe, P, Levy, J

“…Men with diabetes and a randomly selected sample of age-matched nondiabetic men from 25 general practitioners in eight primary care trusts in the United Kingdom were invited to participate in a linguistically validated questionnaire-based study in English, Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi, Tamil, and Sinhala languages. Main Outcome Measures. ED, assessed by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), PE, evaluated using the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool, and libido, assessed by asking participants to grade their desire for sexual activity. …”