User profiles for Thilina Bandara

Thilina Bandara

Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
Verified email at mail.usask.ca
Cited by 63

Individual-and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in diabetes mellitus in Saskatchewan between 2007 and 2012: a cross-sectional analysis

…, S Lockhart, C Plante, H Roberts, T Bandara… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Improving our understanding of social inequalities may improve prevention
and treatment efforts for diabetes mellitus. We examined the association between individual- …

Do rapid deployment aortic valves improve outcomes compared with surgical aortic valve replacement?

RA Davies, TD Bandara, NK Perera… - … and Thoracic Surgery, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed
was ‘In patients requiring an aortic valve replacement, are rapid deployment aortic valve …

Promoting chronic disease management in persons with complex social needs: A qualitative descriptive study

D Goodridge, T Bandara, D Marciniuk… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
While there are both ethical and practical imperatives to address health inequity issues
related to chronic disease management for persons with social complexity, existing programs …

[HTML][HTML] Individual and Geospatial Determinants of Health Associated With School-Based Human Papillomavirus Immunization in Alberta: Population-Based Cohort …

…, T Wang, J Law, T Bandara… - JMIR Public Health …, 2024 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes nearly all cervical cancer cases
and is a cause of anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. The incidence of HPV-associated …

Acknowledgement of reviewers of Canadian Journal of Public Health

…, M Auger, N Auger, B Balevi, T Bandara… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Les évaluateurs sont essentiels à la qualité et à la vitalité d’une revue. Mille mercis pour l’altruisme
dont vous faites preuve en nous aidant à déceler les études les plus pertinentes et …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing human papillomavirus school-based immunization in Alberta: A mixed-methods study protocol

…, G Teare, J Snider, SF Ali Tirmizi, T Bandara… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
More than 1,300 Canadians are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, which is nearly
preventable through human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization. Across Canada, coverage …

School-based vaccination program against HPV and Hepatitis B: A longitudinal analysis of vaccine coverage between 2015 and 2021 in Quebec

…, M Kiely, M Dahhou, D Hamel, M Rathwell, T Bandara… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background HPV vaccination prevents cancers, including 90% of cervical cancer. Since 2008,
a school-based HPV vaccination program has been implemented in Quebec, but vaccine …

“The problem is not lack of information”: A qualitative study of parents and school nurses' perceptions of barriers and potential solutions for HPV vaccination in schools

…, C Sauvageau, M Kiely, M Rathwell, T Bandara… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background HPV vaccination has been offered in school programs for over a decade in
Quebec, Canada, but the vaccine coverages are not reaching the target coverage in several …

Understanding the barriers to HPV vaccine uptake: an exploration of the Canadian landscape on HPV immunization programming opportunities

C Neudorf, T Bandara, M Rathwell… - Population …, 2023 - populationmedicine.eu
Background and Objectives: The Canadian partnership against cancer has provided funding
to the urban public health network to assess the landscape of HPV immunization coverage, …

[PDF][PDF] Toward a definition of 'local public health unit'for public health systems and services research in Canada

C Plante, N Sandhu, T Bandara… - Urban Public Health …, 2022 - research-groups.usask.ca
Public health systems and services research in Canada is being held back by a lack of
routine collection of data on local public health operations. The development of policy …