Publications by authors named "Sen-bei Yang"

Objective: To understand the current status and relevant factors influencing the duration of breastfeeding in rural areas in China.

Methods: Children under two years old were selected as subjects from the study on "Physical growth among the under 7-years-old children from the rural areas of ten provinces in China in 2006". Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the survival curves and Cox multivariate stepwise regression was used to identify the relevant factors on the duration of breastfeeding.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to identify the factors influencing underweight and stunting in children aged 0-3 in rural China, analyzing data from ten provinces.
  • Out of 58,926 children surveyed, 5.05% were underweight and 10.49% were stunted, with higher rates observed in older age groups, particularly at 24 and 36 months.
  • Key factors affecting children's growth included age, sex, birth weight, gestational weeks, and parental education, highlighting the need for improved perinatal health care to enhance child growth outcomes.
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Objective: To understand the characteristics of nonfatal injuries among home-stranded children in the rural environment of Hubei province, and to evaluate the effect on child injury due to their parents going out for work.

Methods: Cross-sectional study and cluster sampling surveys were applied in September 2006 to survey students in six schools in Macheng city, Baiguo town and Songpu town.

Results: 3019 students were surveyed, 1182 students were home-stranded children, constituting a rate to 39.

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Objective: To study the self-consciousness of children with learning disabilities (LD) and to identify related factors.

Methods: Five hundred and sixty pupils graded from 1 to 6 in an elementary school were investigated. According to the pupil rating scale revised screening for learning disabilities (PRS), combined Raven's test (CRT) and achievement of main courses, 35 of 560 pupils were diagnosed as LD children.

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