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Amid global efforts to eliminate health disparities, Tibetan infants face severe nutritional challenges, with stunting and anemia rates far exceeding national averages. Feeding practices, rooted in their unique high-altitude environment and deep cultural traditions, are a key social determinant of their health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to comprehensively describe the traditional feeding practices among Tibetan infants aged 0\u201324\u202fmonths via an integrative review, assess their health impacts, analyze influencing factors using the socio-ecological model, and ultimately construct a multi-level, culturally adapted public health intervention framework.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An integrative review methodology was employed. Multiple English and Chinese databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CNKI, etc.) were systematically searched for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies on Tibetan infant feeding practices. Evidence was thematically analyzed and synthesized based on the socio-ecological model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The review revealed significant deviations between traditional Tibetan feeding practices and scientific guidelines: low rates of exclusive breastfeeding, prevalent early introduction of complementary foods (median age ~1\u202fmonth), primarily Tsampa, and high dietary monotony. These feeding patterns were reported to be associated with a high burden of stunting and anemia, with anemia rates exceeding 60% in some areas, and early introduction of traditional infant feeding items such as Tsampa was also described in some reports as a possible factor related to neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Socio-ecological analysis identified potential multi-level factors including individual knowledge gaps, community cultural norms and inadequate health services, and macro-level high-altitude environment and poverty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study proposes a novel, culturally integrated intervention conceptual framework that systematically elucidates the multi-level determinants of malnutrition and provides a conceptual basis for multi-sectoral collaboration. The framework aims to reconcile traditional practices with nutritional science, highlighting the necessity of systemic, multi-level interventions, and may offer a context-sensitive conceptual reference for thinking about culturally embedded health inequities in other marginalized communities, although its applicability beyond Tibetan populations requires empirical validation in other cultural and geographic settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1848621","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]],"date-time":"2026-07-23T05:38:05Z","timestamp":1784785085000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A culturally integrated framework for infant nutrition beyond health education: lessons and a model from the Tibetan 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