Kasuni Kalubowila
University of Aberdeen, Ministry of Health
Research areas: Health Professions · General Health Professions · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction · Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
0000-0002-1630-897X
About
Dr. Kasuni Kalubowila is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and a specialist in community medicine. She graduated from the University of Ruhuna and pursued a career in community medicine, focusing on the epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases from a public health perspective. Her MD thesis in 2019 examined the carbon footprint of urban and rural households in the Colombo district, forecasting its impact over ten years, exploring household behaviors to mitigate it, and its association with subjective well-being.
Dr. Kalubowila has presented her work at over 50 scientific conferences in abstract form, earning multiple national awards and prizes. She has published 12 original research articles in SC-indexed journals, with 12 citations and an H-index of 2.
Employment
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University of Aberdeen Honorary Research Fellow2024 - Present
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Ministry of Health Consultant Community Physician2022 - 2024
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Publications (16)
- Urban–rural disparities in household carbon footprints in Colombo, Sri Lanka Save
- Prevalence and Correlates of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Construction Workers at a Building Site in Colombo, Sri Lanka Save
- Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Behaviours Among Individuals and Households: Insights from the Sri Lankan Experience Save
- Factors influencing the unexpected measles outbreak of 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka Save
- Evidence of hidden leprosy diagnosed by active case finding in a highly endemic setting in Colombo district, Sri Lanka Save
- Sub-fertility and life style factors which affecting sub-fertility among women in Regional Director of Health Service area, Colombo Save
- Usefulness of outreach clinics on active case detection of leprosy in a high endemic area in Sri Lanka Save
- Laboratory-confirmed three rabid spotted deer in Colombo suburbs in Sri Lanka: does it alarm the disease transmission to humans? Save
- Knowledge on prevention of occupational health hazards and utilization of safety measures among construction trade workers in a selected building construction site in the district of Colombo Save
- SARS-COV-2 AND TUBERCULOSIS CO-INFECTION: AUDIT ON PATIENT EXPERIENCE ON TREATMENT SERVICES AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASES-WELISARA, SRI LANKA Save
- Measuring Household Carbon Footprint: Population-Specific Adaptation and Validation of a Tool for South Asia Save
- The pattern of medical clavicular epiphyseal ossification: preliminary study of a Sri Lankan population Save
- HEALTH SYSTEM RESPONSIVENESS AND ITS CORRELATES AT OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT SERVICE IN DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL, KALUTARA. Save
- THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHTNING INJURIES AMONG RESIDENTS IN A RURAL AREA IN SRI LANKA. Save
- Prevention of lightning related adverse effects: knowledge, attitudes and practices among residents in Kiriella Medical Officer of Health area Save
- Patient satisfaction of services of the out patient department, Base Hospital, Panadura Save