Campus bullying and associated factors among college and middle school students in Tibet / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand campus bullying in colleges and middle schools in Tibet, and to analyze related influencing factors, so as to provide reliable basis and reference for formulating targeted intervention measures.@*Methods@#A stratified cluster sampling method was used to investigate the status and influencing factors of being bullied by questionnaire among 3 875 college and middle school students in Ngari, Qamdo, Lhasa, Nagqu and Xigaze of Tibet, from September to November 2019. Chi-square test and Logistic regression method were used for data analysis.@*Results@#The report rate of campus bullying among college and middle school students in Tibet was 5.50%; 4.35% for girls and 6.76% for boys；8.81% for college students, 1.64% for senior high school students and 5.94% for junior high school students. The results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that smoking ( OR =1.71), Internet addiction ( OR =3.82), depression ( OR =3.84), obesity ( OR =2.02), single parent family ( OR = 1.67 ) and reorganized family ( OR =3.74) were positively correlated with campus bullying ( P <0.05). Girls ( OR =0.66) and senior high school ( OR =0.28) were negatively correlated with campus bullying ( P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#Campus bullying is related to campus environment, family type, behaviors and life styles, etc. Efforts should be committed to build a caring campus culture and a good family moral education environment, in order to reduce the incidence of campus bullying and associated adverse effects.

Profiling, monitoring and conserving caterpillar fungus in the Himalayan region using anchored hybrid enrichment markers.

The collection of caterpillar fungus accounts for 50-70% of the household income of thousands of Himalayan communities and has an estimated market value of $5-11 billion across Asia. However, Himalayan collectors are at multiple economic disadvantages compared with collectors on the Tibetan Plateau because their product is not legally recognized. Using a customized hybrid-enrichment probe set and market-grade caterpillar fungus (with samples up to 30 years old) from 94 production zones across Asia, we uncovered clear geography-based signatures of historical dispersal and significant isolation-by-distance among caterpillar fungus hosts. This high-throughput approach can readily distinguish samples from major production zones with definitive geographical resolution, especially for samples from the Himalayan region that form monophyletic clades in our analysis. Based on these results, we propose a two-step procedure to help local communities authenticate their produce and improve this multi-national trade-route without creating opportunities for illegal exports and other forms of economic exploitation. We argue that policymakers and conservation practitioners must encourage the fair trade of caterpillar fungus in addition to sustainable harvesting to support a trans-boundary conservation effort that is much needed for this natural commodity in the Himalayan region.

Factors Affecting the Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Pregnant Women in Tibet Health Facilities.

BACKGROUND Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of maternal death, is defined as a blood loss >500 mL within 24 h after vaginal delivery or >1000 mL within 24 h after cesarean section. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of PPH and assess its risk factors in pregnant women in Tibet to provide a reference for clinicians in this region. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 4796 pregnant women with gestational age ≥28 weeks who were admitted to hospitals in Tibet between December 2010 and December 2016 were involved in this study. Patient sociological and clinical data and pregnancy outcomes were collected. The related risk factors of PPH were analyzed by univariate and multivariable logistic regression. The area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curves was used to evaluate the effect of the PPH prediction model. RESULTS PPH occurred in 95 women, with an incidence of 1.98%. The following factors were associated with higher risk for PPH: maternal age ≥35 (odds ratio [OR]=1.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18-3.27; P=0.010), history of preterm birth (OR=2.66; 95% CI, 1.60-4.42; P<0.001), cesarean section (OR=6.69; 95% CI, 4.30-10.40; P<0.001), neonatal weight >4 kg (OR=3.92; 95% CI, 1.75-8.81; P<0.001) and occurrence of neonatal asphyxia (OR=5.52; 95% CI, 2.22-13.74; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Maternal age ≥35, history of preterm birth, cesarean section, newborn weight >4 kg, and neonatal asphyxia were risk factors of PPH, which can help evaluate PPH in Tibet.

Analysis on the monitoring and evaluation of nutrition improvement of primary and middle school students in rural Tibet during 2015-2017 / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To monitor and evaluate the nutritional improvement of primary and middle school students in rural Tibet from 2015 to 2017, and to provide a reference for local nutritional policy.@*Methods@#From 2015 to 2017, 10% of the primary and middle schools in 45 counties implementing the rural nutrition improvement plan in Tibet were selected to carry out nutrition monitoring assessment. The monitoring indicators included growth retardation, emaciation, overweight and obesity, and the percentage comparison was analyzed by chi-square test.@*Results@#A total of 56 674 aged 6-16 students were monitored from 2015 to 2017, and the wasting rate was 11.62%, 9.08% and 8.39%, respectively.Growth retardation rate was 10.27%, 11.87% and 8.99%.The overweight rate was 5.17%, 6.78% and 7.04%.Obesity rate 2.49%, 2.70%, 5.65%. The wasting rate and growth delay rate of rural students in Tibet decreased year by year, while overweight rate and obesity rate increased year by year. The difference between wasting and growth delay prevalence in three years was statistically significant (χ2=122.40, 81.96, P<0.01).The difference between overweight and obesity prevalence within three years also had statistical significance (χ2=665.88,320.74, P<0.01).The emaciation rate of boys and girls monitored from 2015 to 2017 was 11.85% and 7.60, respectively. Growth retardation was 10.71% and 7.70%.The overweight rate was 6.59% and 6.00%.The obesity rate was 3.41%, 3.50%, the wasting rate difference between male and female in three years has statistical significance (χ2=290.25, P<0.01);The growth delay rate difference was statistically significant (χ2=153.63, P<0.01);The difference of overweight rate was statistically significant (χ2=8.33, P<0.01);There was no statistically significant difference in the obesity prevalence(χ2=0.34, P>0.05), since the emaciation rate, growth delay rate and overweight rate of male students were higher than that of female students. From 2015 to 2017, there were statistically significant differences in weight loss, growth delay, overweight and obesity prevalence among students aged 6-16 years old(P<0.05). With the growth of age, the weight loss rate and growth delay rate increased year by year, while the overweight rate and obesity rate decreased with the growth of age.@*Conclusion@#The malnutrition (wasting and growth retardation) of Tibetan rural primary and secondary school students has been improved obviously through the nutrition improvement plan, but the excess nutrition is also increasing.

Prevalence and causes of cesarean births among women residing at high altitude in Lhasa, Tibet: A retrospective observational study of 7365 women.

OBJECTIVE: Currently, there is paucity of data on the rate of vaginal deliveries and cesarean section among women in Tibet. In this study, we carried out an observational study of 7365 consecutive pregnant women in Lhasa, Tibet who gave birth at our tertiary care institution between 2012 and 2015. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, we reviewed the hospital records for demographic data, obstetric history, and the number of vaginal and emergency cesarean section deliveries. The overall and annual rate of vaginal and cesarean section deliveries was calculated. Causes, indications or risks for cesarean section were also analyzed. RESULTS: During the review period, 7365 neonates were delivered at our hospital, including 1690 (23.0%) deliveries via cesarean section. The yearly rate of cesarean section progressively declined from 26.7% in 2012 to 18% in 2015 (P < 0.001). Furthermore, the annual rate of emergency cesarean section declined 53.9%between 2012 and 2015(P < 0.001). Fetal risk factors (39.9%) and maternal risk factors (40.3%) were the major causes of cesarean section in the women. Social factors as a cause of cesarean section fluctuated between 7.9% and 11.1%. CONCLUSION: This study has demonstrated a steady decline in the annual rate of cesarean section in women in Tibet between 2012 and 2015. A decrease in the rate of emergency cesarean section contributed substantially to this decline. Moreover, approximately 10% caesarian sections were performed without clear indications, highlighting the need for strengthening prenatal counseling for pregnant women in Tibet.