According to the information available, thirteen coastal districts were devastated by 2004 tsunami disaster: 232,677 families were affected; 79,431 families were displaced; 500,666 persons were displaced; 161,684 were ...

This study shows that the incidence of pre-marital conceptions was higher among the first generation with mass schooling(1940-54 birth cohort) than among the last generation of parents without mass schooling(1910-39 birth ...

This study attempts to explain the Sri Lankan fertility transition in terms of the pre-transition fertility regime and conditions leading to its destabilization. This study therefore deviates from previous studies of ...

This paper attempts to examine the relationship between high fertility and population growth in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of present population dynamics in that region. This study uses the data sources available ...

This study shows that Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in Sri Lanka has further increased to 2.51, an increase of 6.4 percentage points from its previous level in the mid 2000. The analysis further revealed a significant increase ...

There is a growing attention on men’s health in the developed countries today but such emphasis is frail in the developing world. This has been largely due to the enormous attentiveness on the maternal and child health ...

This paper attempts to discuss the changes in disease and death patterns in Sri Lanka by placing them in the context of the epidemiologic transition theory and examine how this transition is expected to affect present and ...

Migration has always been a traditional response or survival strategy of people confronting the prospect, impact or aftermath of disasters but it is quite interesting to understand how natural disasters such as the Asian ...

This book provides an insightful and informative tool, for all involved in disaster response and management, from the seasoned professional to the student in the class room, Taking us from day zero, thorough to a developed ...

Presently, the destination of over 90% of Sri Lankan labour migrants constitute the Middle East region. Other significant facts are that most of the labour is in the unskilled category, and females dominate in this category. ...