OP 16: Prevalence of periodontal disease in diabetic patients attending medical clinics, Teaching Hospital, Galle PLGC Liyanage1, S Lekamwasam1, S N W Abeygunawardhana2, T P Weerarathna1 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna 2Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya OP 17: The prevalence, patterns and correlates of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Sri Lanka P Ranasinghe1, R Jayawardena2, G R Constantine3, R Sheriff 3, P Katulanda3 1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 2School of Human Movement Studies, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland Universities, Australia 3Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo OP 18: Variations in the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in different phenotypes of type 2 diabetes TP Weerarathna, HMM Herath, PGCL Liyanage, MHB Ariyaratne Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna OP 19: Effects of zinc supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis R Jayawardena1, P Ranasinghe2, P Galappatthy2, G R Constantine3, P Katulanda3 1Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 3Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo OP 20: Use of alternative medicines and the factors associated with the use among diabetic patients attending the medical clinics at National Hospital of Sri Lanka PHU Cooray, DGH Damayanthi, KKS Chinthanie, N Gunawardena Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo Free Paper Symposium 4: Mental Health and Attitudes OP 21: A descriptive study on prevalence of gender based violence in female patients with psychiatric illnesses at the National Institute of Mental Health RMAVL Seneviratne1, MMP Devadithya1, J Mendis1, JKND Miththinda2 1National Institute of Mental Health 2Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama OP 22: Associations between exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders and school absenteeism among Sri Lankan children C Siriwardhana1, A Sumathipala2, 3S Siribaddana 1Institute for Research & Development, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK 2Institute for Research & Development 3Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
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