Applying Rank Sum Ratio (RSR) to the Evaluation of Feeding Practices Behaviors, and Its Associations with Infant Health Risk in Rural Lhasa, Tibet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15461145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhenjie Wang (0000-0003-1717-5790, Peking University), Shaonong Dang (0000-0002-6980-8169, Xi'an Jiaotong University, corresponding author), Yuan Xing (0000-0001-6397-0969, Xian Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Qiang Li (0000-0003-2737-0768, Xi'an Jiaotong University), Hong Yan (0000-0003-3360-5543, Xi'an Jiaotong University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 15173-15181 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph121214976 |
| PMID | 26633444 |
| OpenAlex | W2181484477 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
To evaluate the status of feeding practices and analyze the association between feeding practice and health status among Tibetan infants, a cross-sectional survey of 386 women with children aged under 24 months was conducted in rural areas surrounding Lhasa, Tibet. All participants were selected using simple random sampling and were interviewed face-to-face by trained interviewers. Mothers were interviewed to collect information on their feeding practices. A feeding practices index was created using the rank sum ratio method. Most of the infants had been or were being breastfed at the time of the interview. The feeding practices index was significantly and inversely associated with the prevalence of acute upper respiratory infection, and the odds ratio for the qualified feeding practices index vs. the non-qualified feeding practices index was 0.43 (95% confidence interval: 0.20-0.94). There were no measurable associations observed between acute upper respiratory infection, diarrhea, and the feeding practices index after controlling for selected factors. The method of rank sum ratio provides a flexible way to evaluate feeding practices and is easy to understand. Furthermore, appropriate infant feeding practices might play a protective role in Tibetan infants' health
Combinatorics · Environmental health · Geography · Health risk · Infant formula · Rank (graph theory · Sociology · Statistics · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Pediatrics
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |